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Adjutant Wainscot Moth - Leucania adjuta
Copyright © 2005 Joanne Shuman

Adjutant Wainscot Moth - Leucania adjuta
Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
July 31, 2005
Attracted to porch light. I think it may be a Many-lined Wainscot Moth, Hodges #10446, Leucania multilinea? Help appreciated.
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Contributed by Joanne Shuman on 5 August, 2005 - 2:16am
Last updated 8 November, 2005 - 5:47am

Noctuid
You may very well be right, but I think it looks a fraction more like Hodges # 10456 Leucania adjuta
… Dennis Profant, 5 August, 2005 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

 
Noctuid
Looks like I was wrong. I had a really hard time seeing the diferences between the two. Thanks.
… Joanne Shuman, 5 August, 2005 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

 
L. adjuta
I agree with adjuta. The similar L. lapidaria and multilinea both have dark shading along the inner margin of the forewing, lacking in adjuta and the above photo. And the similar L. phragmitidicola is too pale, lacking the dark shading that begins in the middle of the forewing and angles toward the apex. Compare images of all four species.
… Robin McLeod, 5 August, 2005 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
L. adjuta
Thank you, Robin. The comparison of the four images and your explanation really helped me see the differences between them.
… Joanne Shuman, 5 August, 2005 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

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