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Xestia perquiritata - Hodges#10962 (Xestia perquiritata)
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Copyright © 2008
tom murray
moth -
Xestia perquiritata
Acadia NP, Hancock County, Maine, USA
August 10, 2008
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 14 August, 2008 - 7:04am
Last updated 3 September, 2008 - 9:04pm
moth
If it ID how come it still in request ID ?
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Martin Turgeon
, 9 March, 2011 - 9:13am
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It was moved
back on September 3, 2008 from ID request to the species page.
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tom murray
, 9 March, 2011 - 4:19pm
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Thanks J.D.
Moved from
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tom murray
, 3 September, 2008 - 9:04pm
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Xestia sp.
I believe this is
Xestia perquiritata
. They have a bit of individual variation and All-Leps shows some good matches.
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Jason D. Roberts
, 2 September, 2008 - 8:05pm
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Hi Tom -
do you think this could be one of the Dagger Moths? Looks a bit like
Acronicta fragilis
to my eye, although I'm not sure if that moth occurs in your area. I'm not a moth expert at all... what do you think?
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Ken Schneider
, 18 August, 2008 - 12:38pm
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Ken
It looks very close, but not quite the same. I just looked through all the MPG photos, and didn't see one that matched up quite good enough.
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tom murray
, 18 August, 2008 - 7:16pm
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