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Syngrapha sp? - Trichoplusia ni
Copyright © 2012 Matthew York

Syngrapha sp? - Trichoplusia ni
Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA
June 8, 2012
Contributed by Matthew York on 8 June, 2012 - 12:19pm
Last updated 14 November, 2013 - 12:19pm

Moved
Moved from Plusiinae.
… Paul Dennehy, 14 November, 2013 - 12:19pm

Moved for Expert ID
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 July, 2012 - 9:28pm

Looper moth
It looks like a Cabbage Looper moth (Trichoplusia ni), #8887. I've run into them and their "brothers" (soybean loopers) in SE Texas. The larva tend to be garden pests.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/563480
… jross12, 8 June, 2012 - 1:27pm

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