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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Nolid Moths (Nolidae) » Nolinae » Nola » Sweet Pepperbush Nola Moth  - Hodges#8996 (Nola clethrae)
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Small moth, April - Nola clethrae
Copyright © 2009 Lula Field

Small moth, April - Nola clethrae
Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
April 26, 2009
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Contributed by Lula Field on 9 July, 2009 - 8:12pm
Last updated 15 March, 2013 - 6:22pm

I think this looks more like
I think this looks more like 8992, Nola triquetrana - it has a distinct dark triangle in the median area of the costa - also, N. triquetrana eats witch-hazel, which is common here, but N. clethrae presumably eats Clethra, which I don't have. - Lula
… Lula Field, 10 October, 2010 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Up To You
If it's possible, resubmit at higher resolution, and it might be identified by an expert with greater confidence. Otherwise you can move to the place you feel makes most sense. When in doubt, move to the level that you have confidence in. In this case moving to genus might be appropriate.
… Steve Nanz, 10 October, 2010 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Nola ovilla.

It is my understanding that only males in N. ovilla and clethrae can be reliably separated. The former has antennae fasciculate whereas the later have antennae that are pectinate. Also, ovilla is apparently known from only a very few examples. MPG will be moving all images of live Nola, previously identified as ovilla, to clethrae until new information becomes available.
… Steve Nanz, 9 October, 2010 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 24 July, 2009 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Looks Like 8995 - Nola ovilla
(no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 10 July, 2009 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

check under Nola o balmsa
check under Nola o balmsa
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 9 July, 2009 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

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