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Copyright © 2012 Timothy Reichard

brown and black moth with tan spots - Feltia subterranea

Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
October 25, 2012
Size: 1 in

Enjoys sucking from narrow crack at base of exterior door frame. Image has been rotated 90 deg. clockwise.

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Contributed by Timothy Reichard on 25 October, 2012 - 8:38pm
Last updated 12 June, 2013 - 12:39pm

yes, Feltia subterranea - Hodges#10664

Moved from ID Request.

Ann Hendrickson, has the correct id.
Thanks

… Maury J. Heiman, 26 October, 2012 - 6:40pm

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Feltia subterranea - Subterranean Dart - Hodges#10664

http://bugguide.net/node/view/14584

… Fyn Kynd, 26 October, 2012 - 10:07am

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So not #10663?

10663 – Agrotis ipsilon has the prominent "downward triangle pattern" in the upper center of the moth (that seems to be less prominent in 10664), and shows up in Maryland through summer and fall (including October). Just wondering...

… jross12, 26 October, 2012 - 6:21pm

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Brown and Black Moth

Well, I'm from Texas and I don't know why we might be having some of the same moths, but the one I have that is similar to yours I have tentatively ID'd as a Subterranean Dart, Hodges #, [iFeltia subterranea[/i]. Again, not corroborated by an expert. But, hopefully this gives you a place to start lookihg while you wait for the experts to weigh in.

… A. Hendrickson, 25 October, 2012 - 11:02pm

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That could be it. My Pet

That could be it.

My Peterson field guide (northeast US) has a range map showing the northern extent of the Subterranean Dart running from southern Minnesota to Buffalo to Boston and the eastern extent all the way to the Atlantic coast. So all of Maryland, where my moth was found, is well within that range.

… Timothy Reichard, 26 October, 2012 - 12:33am

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Another First for Maryland

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 26 October, 2012 - 2:44am

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Hope you get a professional a

Hope you get a professional answer. Thanks for your thoughts on my comment.

… A. Hendrickson, 26 October, 2012 - 12:42am

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