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Bold-feathered Grass Moth - Hodges#5275 (Herpetogramma pertextalis)
Photo#74088
Copyright © 2006
Steve Scott
Ostrinia species? -
Herpetogramma pertextalis
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
July 29, 2006
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Contributed by
Steve Scott
on 30 August, 2006 - 11:11pm
Last updated 23 August, 2013 - 8:48am
Moved
Moved from
Herpetogramma
.
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David J. Ferguson
, 23 August, 2013 - 8:48am
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I Think This Is....
... 5275 - Bold-feathered Grass Moth - Herpetogramma pertextalis. But the "feathering pattern" of 4947 - Smartweed Borer Moth - Ostrinia obumbratalis is quite similar. Based on just a few photos of each species at MPG (if
they
are all correctly identified), I think your photo compares better with 5275. I'll ask Brian Scholtens to look at all the photos and give us his opinion. It make take a while.
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Bob Patterson
, 31 August, 2006 - 12:50am
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seems simalair to....
seems alot like a snout moth... over 23,000 types tho...:D...im only 15... so im no expert...yet
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Andrew Meeds
, 31 August, 2006 - 10:18pm
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