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Photo#702401
golden moth - Diedra cockerellana

golden moth - Diedra cockerellana
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
September 9, 2012
Came to light. I scrolled through much of MPG, but seemingly missed what should be an easy match.

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golden moth - Diedra cockerellana golden moth - Diedra cockerellana

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Diedra cockerellana
Diedra cockerellana (see here) probably is the best match. I have a specimen of it that was collected in Illinois on 8 September, so both the geography and the phenology of this moth agree, and the appearance also looks to be pretty close.

thinking Choristoneura pinus
but the dark line in the wing looks like a Choristoneura fumiferana feature- neither species likely here

Something close to
??

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