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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Erebinae » Euclidiini » Caenurgina » Forage Looper - Hodges#8739 (Caenurgina erechtea)
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Moth with small, dark, post-median spots - Caenurgina erechtea
Copyright © 2012 Timothy Reichard

Moth with small, dark, post-median spots - Caenurgina erechtea
Kinder Park Farm, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
October 14, 2012

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Contributed by Timothy Reichard on 14 October, 2012 - 7:13pm
Last updated 15 December, 2012 - 12:45pm

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… David J. Ferguson, 15 December, 2012 - 12:45pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 30 October, 2012 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

#8793, Caenurgina erechtea, Forage Looper.
Pale form.
… Fyn Kynd, 14 October, 2012 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
That looks right. Thanks!
That looks right. Thanks!

What were the first few steps you took to narrow down the moth possibilities on the way to selecting the right species? It's those first few steps I still find daunting.
… Timothy Reichard, 14 October, 2012 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
BAMONA IDed this moth as the
BAMONA IDed this moth as the similar Vetch Looper Moth.

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/745653
… Timothy Reichard, 9 November, 2012 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

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