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Unknown Sallow or Pinion - Lithophane
Copyright © 2012 Barb Sendelbach

Unknown Sallow or Pinion - Lithophane
Lafayette, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
March 7, 2012
My first moth of the 2012 season.
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Contributed by Barb Sendelbach on 10 March, 2012 - 7:54pm
Last updated 24 March, 2012 - 1:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 24 March, 2012 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

Lithophane
This one looks like unimoda
… Paul Dennehy, 12 March, 2012 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
Whatcha Think?
While not precluding any other species, Grote's Pinion - Hodges #9915 has been seen in NJ during March
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 12 March, 2012 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

 
L. grotei
I have specimens of L. unimoda dated 14 March and 22 March from eastern Pennsylvania, where it is one of the most common "gray Lithophanes", so I would imagine it also occurs in March in New Jersey. I could see this maybe being a worn out grotei, but in general grotei looks more mottled than this, while unimoda is more plain and smooth gray. That being said, quite a bit of the wings are out of focus on this moth, which could be making it look less mottled than it really is, so I wouldn't want to put a name on it for certain...
… Paul Dennehy, 12 March, 2012 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

Pinion
Pinions look more like typical darts ... at least to me, they do
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 March, 2012 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

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