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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Looper Moths (Plusiinae) » Abrostolini » Abrostola » Spectacled Nettle Moth - Hodges#8881 (Abrostola urentis)
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Owlet Moth - Abrostola urentis
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Owlet Moth - Abrostola urentis
Pack Forest (near Eatonville), Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 11, 2009
See other images from the 2009 BugGuide Gathering here: gathering_2009
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 7 August, 2009 - 10:16am
Last updated 3 November, 2016 - 6:16pm

Moved
Moved from Abrostola.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 November, 2016 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

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Really beautifully colored specimen, but I think it is . Not from your area so will ask for confirmation.
… A. Hendrickson, 27 September, 2016 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree on Abrostola urentis
Double-checked on PNWM site - only thing it could be!
… Libby & Rick Avis, 3 November, 2016 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

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… Charley Eiseman, 10 January, 2010 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

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… Kevin Hall, 23 August, 2009 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

Gee, that's interesting....
...haven't seen one of those before. Maybe Abrostola urentis (Hodges 8881)? Looks quite like the Gary Anweiler photo on MPG.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 23 August, 2009 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

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