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Small Engrailed - Hodges#6597 (Ectropis crepuscularia)
Photo#74069
Copyright © 2006
Steve Scott
Illinois Porcelain Gray? -
Ectropis crepuscularia
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 29, 2006
Size: 2 - 3 cm
Attracted to lights at night.
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Contributed by
Steve Scott
on 30 August, 2006 - 10:45pm
Moved
Moved from
Porcelain Gray
.
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Steve Scott
, 30 August, 2006 - 11:18pm
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6597 -- The Small Engrailed Moth -- Ectropis crepuscularia
.... there is a major difference in the hindwings patterns between Ectropis crepuscularia (below left, © Chris French at MPG) and Protoboarmia porcelaria (below right, © Tom Murray at MPG).
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Bob Patterson
, 30 August, 2006 - 11:11pm
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Thanks
Bob. Guess I was straining to see a difference from my other upload - which I labled correctly. The comparison images are beautiful.
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Steve Scott
, 30 August, 2006 - 11:19pm
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