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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Derrima » Pink Star Moth - Hodges#11055 (Derrima stellata)
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Pink Star Moth - Derrima stellata
Copyright © 2011 Marvin Smith

Pink Star Moth - Derrima stellata
Marshall (Ozark Mountains), Searcy County, Arkansas, USA
June 23, 2011
Porch light.
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Contributed by Marvin Smith on 27 June, 2011 - 11:40am
Last updated 18 July, 2011 - 11:12pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2011 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

got it for Bob
:-) nice find
… Edna Woodward, 2 July, 2011 - 2:43pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
I knew I didn't recognize this moth when I photographed it, but that doesn't mean much. I check out the Derrima stellata at MPG and BAMONA. It does look the same except for the absence of those two forewing spots. Thanks to all for pursuing this ID.
… Marvin Smith, 29 June, 2011 - 11:23pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Good call
We don't think we even have that species on BugGuide yet. Bob Patterson will probably like to see this. Nice find!
… john and jane balaban, 29 June, 2011 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

Wow! Not even on our list of pink moths
here.
We'll add it there.
… john and jane balaban, 27 June, 2011 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Derrima
My first thought seeing it was that it looks just like a Derrima stellata but without the two FW spots. However, I am not at all certain if such a variation exists. But otherwise, it is spot on for that species.
… Jason D. Roberts, 29 June, 2011 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I know, terrible
Actually it's "spot off!"
… Jim Eckert, 28 July, 2018 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

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