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

Second brown moth with a dark saddle - Tripudia rectangula
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
August 31, 2012
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 earlier:
Contributed by Bob Webster on 11 May, 2013 - 12:07am
Last updated 5 April, 2020 - 12:23am

Moved
Moved from Tripudia.
ID courtesy of Chuck Harp.
… Bob Webster, 5 April, 2020 - 12:23am

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