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Acrolophus mortipennella
Copyright © 2012 Jeff Gunter

Acrolophus mortipennella
Fannin County, Texas, USA
May 24, 2012
Contributed by Jeff Gunter on 24 May, 2012 - 10:12pm
Last updated 25 May, 2012 - 10:47am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 May, 2012 - 10:47am

Acrolophus mortipennella
This is an Acrolophus. The tipoff is that it is too shaggy on the head and thorax to be a Diatraea. The moth shown here is quite a good match for one of the Gerald Donehew photos of A. mortipennella shown here.
… Terry Harrison, 25 May, 2012 - 7:54am

 
Thank you very much for the i
Thank you very much for the info.
… Jeff Gunter, 25 May, 2012 - 8:58am

 
same as your others from last week
:)
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 May, 2012 - 10:46am

 
Apologies. The patterning is
Apologies. The patterning is so varied for the same moth, I really thought this was different, especially with what looked like a snout.
… Jeff Gunter, 25 May, 2012 - 11:16am

 
No apology needed!
Jeff, we are all learning about moths daily. Many species have variable looks and this is one thing that makes the moth world so exciting!
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 25 May, 2012 - 11:27am

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