Orange-patched Smoky Moth? - Pyromorpha dimidiata

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Orange-patched Smoky Moth? - Pyromorpha dimidiata

Cary, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
June 4, 2005

I believe this is an Orange-patched Smoky Moth(1), but the wing structure is different, at least from this angle. Specimen was clinging to underside of leaf.

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Contributed by volcano on 5 June, 2005 - 1:55pm
Last updated 5 June, 2005 - 4:39pm

Agree

I saw several of these this weekend as well. I think the lighting and shadows just make the wingshape appear different than it really is. Also, this one appears to have 'roofed' its wings a bit more than our other photos. I see moths doing that to different degrees, even the same individual from one landing to the next.

… Troy Bartlett, 5 June, 2005 - 11:02pm

Yes, Pyromorpha, I think

Yes, I think you are correct. The inside edge of the forewing is dark, not orange. Also, the lichen moth, Lycomorpha flies in late summer. Pyromorpha flies in late spring to early summer. Wing markings seem to vary a bit. Looks close to one I just saw in Orange County, NC:

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 5 June, 2005 - 3:04pm

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