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Brown moth with a dark saddle - Tripudia rectangula
Copyright © 2013 Bob Webster

Brown moth with a dark saddle - Tripudia rectangula
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
August 28, 2012
Size: about 7 mm length
This was attracted to a porch light next to a wooded flood plain. It looks similar to both Tripudia rectangula and the new species of Tripudia. Individuals of both species have been found about 50 miles away, in a wooded area of a flood plain.

This individual was photographed three days later:
Contributed by Bob Webster on 11 May, 2013 - 12:02am
Last updated 5 April, 2020 - 12:21am

Moved
Moved from Tripudia.
ID courtesy of Chuck Harp.
… Bob Webster, 5 April, 2020 - 12:21am

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