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Wave - Idaea tacturata
Copyright © 2012 Troy Bartlett

Wave - Idaea tacturata
Audubon Trail, Dauphin Island, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 28, 2012
Size: ~22mm wingspan
Not sure about this wave... a Scopula species? Scopula aemulata perhaps? Not sure how to tell all those similar looking waves apart.

gathering_2012
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 4 August, 2012 - 6:57pm

Idaea tacturata - Dot-lined Wave - Hodges #7122
Moved from ID Request.

Nice photo!
Sorry I missed the fun!
… Maury J. Heiman, 4 August, 2012 - 7:06pm

 
Thanks
Awesome, thanks for the id!
… Troy Bartlett, 4 August, 2012 - 7:57pm

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