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Unknown Moth - Hydriomena

Unknown Moth - Hydriomena
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
June 8, 2011
Size: Length ~ 2 cm
My first thought was Phosphila, but after looking at BG images that now seems wrong to me. The greenish highlights to the wings really seems to show up well in the lateral view. I'm hoping that someone might recognize this moth. Thanks! ;-)

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Unknown Moth - Hydriomena Unknown Moth - Hydriomena

Moved
Moved from Moths.

This looks like Hydriomena to
This looks like Hydriomena to me.

 
Hydriomena renunciata?
Excellent work, Jason! I looked at BG images and found one that seems a good visual match for the genus

Looking at the MPG photos, the best match seems to me Hodges #7236E. Could this specimen be an example of H. renunciata?

 
Could be. Hydriomena can be
Could be. Hydriomena can be really difficult and I am not convinced that I can separate some of the more difficult ones. Perhaps there is a geo person on here that can verify this for you.

 
Good point!
I'm pleased to learn the genus! Thank you for that, Jason! ;-)

 
Thanks, Jason!
Great! I'm off to study that genus! ;-)

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