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moth - Xestia perquiritata
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 ?
… Martin Turgeon, 9 March, 2011 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

 
It was moved
back on September 3, 2008 from ID request to the species page.
… tom murray, 9 March, 2011 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

Thanks J.D.
Moved from Moths.
… tom murray, 3 September, 2008 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

Xestia sp.
I believe this is Xestia perquiritata. They have a bit of individual variation and All-Leps shows some good matches.
… Jason D. Roberts, 2 September, 2008 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

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?
… Ken Schneider, 18 August, 2008 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
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.
… tom murray, 18 August, 2008 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

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