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Noctuidae? - Richia chortalis
Copyright © 2010 William Geoghegan

Noctuidae? - Richia chortalis
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
August 25, 2010
The ridge running along the dorsal thorax to the head seems very pronounced. Is this normal or a sign of wear?

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Noctuidae? - Richia chortalis Noctuidae? - Richia chortalis
Contributed by William Geoghegan on 25 August, 2010 - 5:17pm
Last updated 9 March, 2015 - 11:17am

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… A. Hendrickson, 9 March, 2015 - 11:17am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 10 November, 2012 - 1:19am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 11 September, 2010 - 8:58pm

i think:
it could be something in Orthosia, (perhaps a speckeled green fruitworm)..but i have been wrong many times..but that ridge says Orthosia to me
… Edna Woodward, 25 August, 2010 - 5:37pm

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