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Smoky Tetanolita - Hodges#8366 (Tetanolita mynesalis)
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Copyright © 2009
Robert Lord Zimlich
Smoky Tetanolita Moth - Hodges #8366 -
Tetanolita mynesalis
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
May 20, 2009
Size: ~12mm
If my late night memory serves me well, I think the size is rightish.
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 21 May, 2009 - 6:23pm
Last updated 9 November, 2009 - 6:25pm
Black Moth
This is just a guess from an amateur, but take a look at
Smoky Tetanolita -
Tetanolita mynesalis
and see what you think. :-)
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Aubrey Scott
, 21 May, 2009 - 10:22pm
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Me Too
The light spots appear diagnostic. Thanks, fellow amateur.
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 22 May, 2009 - 9:46am
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