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Cabbage Looper Moth - Hodges#8887 (Trichoplusia ni)
Photo#227842
Copyright © 2008
cwhit1
White Spots -
Trichoplusia ni
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
September 17, 2008
Seen in early morning on the side of a building. I've looked for a while, but couldn't find this one. Any ideas?
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Contributed by
cwhit1
on 22 September, 2008 - 6:23pm
Last updated 19 November, 2010 - 6:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Syngrapha
.
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Charley Eiseman
, 19 November, 2010 - 6:16pm
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I think it is Trichoplusia ni
I think it is Trichoplusia ni (Hodges' # 8887)
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Jan Metlevski
, 18 October, 2008 - 10:24pm
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Thanks again!
Thank you both for all your comments, this has been quite a confusing one.
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cwhit1
, 19 October, 2008 - 3:04pm
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Ni Moth
Lovely. I hoped someone would straighten this out. This works for the locale too.
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David E. Reed
, 18 October, 2008 - 10:44pm
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Syngrapha
This certainly looks like Syngrapha and may be
Syngrapha octoscripta
(Hodges 8926) although S. interrogationis and S. alias also ought to be considered.
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David E. Reed
, 22 September, 2008 - 7:37pm
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Thank you!
Thanks for your help! It would be neat to figure out which one it is for sure. Is Syngrapha octoscripta primarily a more northern species? Or can it come to places like OK?
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cwhit1
, 18 October, 2008 - 8:15am
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Syngrapha
I've not heard of this one being South of Wisconsin, Ohio & New Jersey, but I suppose it is possible. However, the other two I mentioned I think are even less likely to be in your area. Perhaps you should move this to the Genus page for Syngrapha and hope others will comment.
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David E. Reed
, 18 October, 2008 - 9:06pm
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