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Copyright © 2008 Gary Kessler

Snowy Geometer Moth - Ennomos subsignaria -

Angelica, Allegany County, New York, USA
August 22, 2007

This moth has been pestering me for an ID for almost a year now, off and on. Closest I could come so far is 6798 -- Elm Spanworm Moth -- Ennomos subsignaria. Does anyone have any thoughts regarding this moths ID??

Gary

Contributed by Gary Kessler on 16 June, 2008 - 7:55am
Last updated 19 December, 2017 - 2:13pm

Moved

Moved from Geometrid Moths.

The flight date and the large bipectinate antennae and the angled outer margin of the FW are what I identified by.

… A. Hendrickson, 2 February, 2016 - 10:25am

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… John F. Carr, 21 March, 2009 - 9:30am

Snowy Geometer....

....the Elm Spanworm has a completely different wing. Not rounded, but angles.

… Danny Mims, 16 June, 2008 - 3:17pm

Thank you

very much Danny. The Elm Spanworm just didn't seem to fit. Why I couldn't ID this moth will remain one of the secrets of the universe but suspect just plan old age. 8-)

Thanks again,
Gary

… Gary Kessler, 16 June, 2008 - 10:54pm

well Gary

I skimmed through the entire set of 151 thumbnail pages for the superfamily geometroidea to see if I could find a match or something even close... (see what happens when the school year is over and I have time to kill? I perseverate on moths).

I suppose I should have known that the answer to the mystery of the universe would be out of my reach.

… Nina, 18 June, 2008 - 7:28am

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