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Juniper-Twig Geometer Moth - Patalene olyzonaria
Copyright © 2012 Jon Rapp

Juniper-Twig Geometer Moth - Patalene olyzonaria
Dirk Bayer's Place, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 27, 2012
gathering_2012 BugSwarm 2012

I think this is the correct ID. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Contributed by Jon Rapp on 11 August, 2012 - 8:15pm

Indeed it is
A distinctive moth
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 August, 2012 - 8:33pm

 
Super!
I see you've covered many months with great examples in your Alabama Data.
… Jon Rapp, 12 August, 2012 - 11:28am

 
500+ Species
Jon,
I'm continually amazed. Just when I think I've saturated my fauna, I find something like this moth. I haven't checked recently, but that makes close to 510 species I've found in my yard :)
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 12 August, 2012 - 2:19pm

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