brown and white butterfly? - Melipotis famelica

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brown and white butterfly? - Melipotis famelica

National Butterfly Center, Mission TX, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
November 3, 2013

I realize 2 of these photos are not sharp, but I thought they would add valuable information for identifying

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brown and white butterfly? - Melipotis famelica

Contributed by Nancy Goor on 26 December, 2013 - 3:08pm
Last updated 6 January, 2014 - 3:02pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Maury J. Heiman, 6 January, 2014 - 3:03pm

moth

Looks like a moth in the genus Melipotis

… Ray Simpson, 26 December, 2013 - 10:27pm

Thank you! Yes, but which Me

Thank you! Yes, but which Melipotis?! Or maybe Drasteria?

… Nancy Goor, 27 December, 2013 - 3:15pm

This looks like a day flying

This looks like a day flying moth, not a butterfly. Butterflies typically have "clubs" on their antennae and this insect appears to lack this feature. I cannot help with TX moths.

… Rich Kelly, 26 December, 2013 - 3:27pm

Not a butterfly, a moth

Thank you for the information!

… Nancy Goor, 26 December, 2013 - 3:37pm

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