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Spring Cankerworm Moth - Hodges#6662 (Paleacrita vernata)
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Copyright © 2013
Chip Krilowicz
Haddonfield Moth 1/13/2013 -
Paleacrita vernata
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Camden County, New Jersey, USA
January 13, 2013
Attracted to back light.
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Contributed by
Chip Krilowicz
on 20 January, 2013 - 10:43am
Last updated 20 October, 2018 - 1:05pm
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Chip Krilowicz
, 29 January, 2013 - 8:11am
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A Geometrid
The thin dark lines on veins and the semi-circle near the apex of the wings make this the Spring Cankerworm Moth,
Paleacrita vernata
(Hodges #6662). They fly early in the year.
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Chuck Sexton
, 21 January, 2013 - 8:06am
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Moth ID
Thanks for your help and detailed description.
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Chip Krilowicz
, 22 January, 2013 - 8:52am
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