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Dusky Herpetogramma Moth - Hodges #5274 ?
Copyright © 2012 Robert Lord Zimlich

Dusky Herpetogramma Moth - Hodges #5274 ?
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 11, 2012
Dark HW. Would this be a female and this one, a male?
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 12 June, 2012 - 2:35pm
Last updated 16 March, 2016 - 9:13am

Moved
Moved from Spilomelini.

The tribe Spilomelini has been elevated to subfamily Spilomelinae. (1)
… Steve Nanz, 16 March, 2016 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dusky Herpetogramma.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 24 January, 2014 - 3:48am login or register to post comments

Rhectocraspeda periusalis?
The one you linked to in the description looks like Herpetogramma phaeopteralis, but this one looks like Rhectocraspeda periusalis to me. The wing shape is a bit different, and this one lacks the speckled appearance of Herpetogramma phaeopteralis. Its PM line is also not quite as wavy. I've never seen Rhectocraspeda periusalis in person myself, so I hesitate to move the image just based on comparing the photos, but it might be worth looking into Rhectocraspeda periusalis. It looks like it's one that isn't well represented on Bugguide or MPG...
… Paul Dennehy, 23 January, 2014 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Not saying it is or isn't, but
Monica Krancevic's comments on her R. perisualis image talk about the white hindwing fringe, a feature that seems pretty consistent across Bugguide images of R. perisualis and absent from Robert's moth.
… John Schneider, 7 June, 2019 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Herpetogramma ?
Paul,
Thanks for a new perspective. My sheet is literally covered with Herpetogramma in late summer and fall, so much so, I don't even bother to photograph any more. As you can tell from my comment, I was uncertain of the ID. Next summer, I will start paying them more attention to them.
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 24 January, 2014 - 3:43am login or register to post comments

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