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Venusia obsoleta? - Venusia
Copyright © 2012 Matt Goff

Venusia obsoleta? - Venusia
Sitka County, Alaska, USA
April 21, 2012
squares are .2 inches - after a search through Moth Photographers group photos, it seemed like the best match might be Venusia obsoleta http://bugguide.net/node/view/363785. Any confirmation would be appreciated.
Contributed by Matt Goff on 27 April, 2012 - 2:31am
Last updated 22 December, 2012 - 8:38pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… Jason J. Dombroskie, 22 December, 2012 - 8:38pm

Looks...
..exactly like three specimens I sent to BOLD for DNA analysis. They all came back as V. obsoleta.

L.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 28 April, 2012 - 1:52pm

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