Moth- what kind? - Sthenopis pretiosus

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ghost Moths (Hepialoidea) » Ghost Moths (Hepialidae) » Sthenopis » Gold-spotted Ghost Moth - Hodges#0022 (Sthenopis pretiosus)

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Moth- what kind? - Sthenopis pretiosus

Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 26, 2002
Size: 1 inch long+

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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 26 July, 2005 - 7:42pm
Last updated 17 August, 2009 - 1:00pm

Hepialidae

Looks like one of the Ghost Moths, Sthenopis auratus maybe???
Hodges# 22

… Dennis Profant, 26 July, 2005 - 9:26pm

well, it sure looks similar t

well, it sure looks similar to that-from the poor photos on the internet that I looked up-it sort of looks like the one I found here:
www.eeb.uconn.edu/ faculty/Wagner/Wagner.htm but not really. It's not in my Moth book.

thanks

Jo

… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 27 July, 2005 - 1:02am

Gold-spotted Ghost Moth

I agree with Dennis on Sthenopis auratus. With that pattern of gold spots on the forewing, I think there's nothing else it could be. Image moved to new Guide page.

… Robin McLeod, 16 October, 2005 - 8:07pm

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