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Photo#838958
Moth - Trichordestra legitima

Moth - Trichordestra legitima
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
September 7, 2013
Size: ~ 16mm long
Can't ID this one after much searching.

Porch light visitor.

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for using the creative commons license - I'm using your image to help teach a class at the University of Maryland. I took a photo of the caterpillar of this species, also posted on bugguide. The caterpillar was eating a native grass. I'll be teaching about using native grasses in gardens and this will help to highlight one of their functions - supporting pollinators. Most people don't think of grasses when they think of pollinator gardens.

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Moved from ID Request.

10304 - Trichordestra legitima
I found it in a couple of minutes using this page: Walking Through the Families at MPG. If you make a practice of using this series of pages you will find the majority of your moths with not too much difficulty. (no rsvp, thanks)

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