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Floridian Grass-veneer Moth
Copyright © 2011 Roy Cohutta Brown

Floridian Grass-veneer Moth
Wormsloe Historic Site, Isle of Hope, near Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
May 11, 2011
This individual found on a salt pan, in identical habitat as Eastern Pygmy Blue.

Probable taxonomy: Superfamily Pyraloidea, Family Crambidae - Crambid Snout Moths

7 larger images of same individual here on my Flickr site:

Photo 7 of 7 , Photo 6 of 7 , Photo 5 of 7 , Photo 4 of 7 , Photo 3 of 7 , Photo 2 of 7 , Photo 1 of 7

Identical individual also here by Fitz Clarke:
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Contributed by Roy Cohutta Brown on 24 May, 2011 - 12:25pm
Last updated 28 August, 2020 - 11:06am

Frassed
Moved from Floridian Grass-veneer Moth .
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 28 August, 2020 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Maury J. Heiman, 24 May, 2011 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much Maury. P
Thank you very much Maury. Personally, I was not seeing a lot of distinct field marks on this plain-looking moth.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 24 May, 2011 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

appears to be Thaumatopsis floridalis - Hodges #5443
Thaumatopsis floridalis - Hodges #5443
good match to specimens at Moth Photographers Group
I could not get the Flickr pages to open properly.

Please crop the borders from your nice photo.
See the info on the Bug Guide add photo section: "please do not include any borders or other decorations around your image. A copyright notice in the image is reasonable, but note that your copyright will automatically appear below the image. Please do not include any other text or markup in the image".
Thanks!
… Maury J. Heiman, 24 May, 2011 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

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