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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Spilomelinae » Herpetogrammatini » Herpetogramma » Herpetogramma abdominalis - Hodges#5276 (Herpetogramma abdominalis)
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Moth. Pyraustinae, one of many Pyralids - Herpetogramma abdominalis
Copyright © 2004 Beatriz Moisset

Moth. Pyraustinae, one of many Pyralids - Herpetogramma abdominalis
Rock Harbor, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA
August 27, 2004
A lepidopterist, Mogens C. Nielsen identified this moth as Pyraustinae, one of many Pyralids; no further ID is possible from just a photograph.

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 21 September, 2004 - 8:26am
Last updated 27 May, 2019 - 4:12pm

Pyrautinae
This is Herpetogramma abdominalis, the larger of the two lighter species. They are difficult to tell apart and assignment of the names is still not completely nailed down.
… Brian Scholtens, 18 February, 2005 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

 
Pyralid
Thanks.
… Beatriz Moisset, 18 February, 2005 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Pyralid Moth
You might consult with Dr. Bruce Walsh at University of Arizona. He is an expert on these beautifully marked moths. It has many characteristics of Phostria tedea. Darryl
… Darryl N Searcy, 26 September, 2004 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

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