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Moths ? - Autographa precationis - male - female
Copyright © 2010 VictorZ

Moths ? - Autographa precationis - Male Female
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 26, 2010
Size: Approx. 1 inch long ea.
Found these two hanging on the underside of a leaf of a Joe Pye Weed in the morning (picture is inverted).

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Moths ? - Autographa precationis - male - female Moths ? - Autographa precationis - male - female
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Contributed by VictorZ on 26 June, 2010 - 7:48am
Last updated 6 July, 2010 - 9:03pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 July, 2010 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

Looks Like 8908 - Autographa precationis
I cropped the photo to permit the subjects to be as large as possible within 560-pixel maximum display size at BugGuide. This is a very nice photo showing variation in members of the pair with one having the white spot connected to the base while the other remains separated from the base. I'm not sure that this feature is sexually dimorphic. The moth on right appears to be the larger female. (no rsvp, thanks)
… Bob Patterson, 26 June, 2010 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

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