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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Angeronini » Euchlaena » Effective Euchlaena - Hodges#6728 (Euchlaena effecta)
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Euchlaena effecta - male
Copyright © 2006 Christopher Adam

Euchlaena effecta - Male
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
June 25, 2006
Size: 1.5 inches
This moth was found near the foot of the vinyl siding within our sheltered front door, early evening. Is it possibly a dark scallop moth?
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Contributed by Christopher Adam on 28 June, 2006 - 1:47pm
Last updated 2 April, 2018 - 9:47am

I mentioned that I had photog
I mentioned that I had photographed 2 more individuals of this moth in 2007, at the same location as the 2006 image. Here they are.
… Christopher Adam, 15 August, 2007 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

 
effecta
They both look good for effecta. Since they're separate individuals, I'll unlink them, but they are great additions to the Guide for this species.
… Jason D. Roberts, 15 August, 2007 - 9:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Euchlaena.
… Jason D. Roberts, 14 August, 2007 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

This was identified by an exp
This was identified by an expert at the Moth Photographers Group as:
6726/25 -- Obtuse Euchlaena Moth
E. obtusaria/muzaria form muzaria

This year (2007) I had 2 more, which I was able to photograph.
… Christopher Adam, 13 August, 2007 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

 
Not obtusaria
I'm not sure who ID'd you're photo at MPG, but I requested the help of a couple of experts, particularly from the CNC, and this moth is definitely not obtusaria. Also, muzaria is a separate species from obtusaria rather than a ssp or form (see notes on muzaria info page).

After corresponding with the experts, our consensus is that this photo is of an E. effecta. According to the Geometrid expert at the CNC, he said, "...your pic is a much better match for effecta; the PM line is more jagged and the AM and PM are more nearly parallel than in obtusaria/muzaria, where these diverge strongly at the costa."

New species page has been created, and the good news is that this is the first identified E. effecta for the Guide.
… Jason D. Roberts, 14 August, 2007 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Agree
Definitely Euchlaena
… Jason D. Roberts, 8 August, 2007 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

maybe..
Johnson's Euchlaena Moth -- Euchlaena johnsonaria
… Julia Booth, 29 June, 2006 - 2:19am login or register to post comments

Saw-wing?
Reminds me of a Saw-wing, but I am by no means a moth expert.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 June, 2006 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

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