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Soybean Looper? - Autographa bimaculata
Copyright © 2010 Bob Cammarata

Soybean Looper? - Autographa bimaculata
Petit Manan NWR, Maine, USA
July 14, 2010
Size: Around 1"
Seems to fit the SB. Loopers I've seen here in the Guide.
Please clarify.
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Contributed by Bob Cammarata on 16 July, 2010 - 7:21am
Last updated 15 November, 2013 - 12:16pm

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A much "better" moth... The soybean looper is a very common species found across much of the continent. This photo is of a two-spotted looper, a much less common moth found primarily in boreal forests in Canada and the northern US. Very nice find!
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