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Moth ID Request - Moodna ostrinella

Moth ID Request - Moodna ostrinella
Houston 77063, Harris County, Texas, USA
March 11, 2014
Size: apx. 9 nn
I believe this is Hodges #6005 – Darker Moodna Moth – Moodna ostrinella.

Is that ID correct?

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Moved
Moved from Moths.

Too tough for me.
Robert Zimlich provided me with a good criterion here but your moth makes it a tough call. Maybe lightening up your image will show it is indeed the Darker.

 
Thank you
for your comment. I keep a list of "tips" I come across and refer to them often. I lightened my original post and added two other views. The moth was very colorful, but I kept trying to get more crispness to my photos. I finally decided the MOTH wasn't so crisp. The PM line is indistinct as are the 2 sub-reniform spots. The Paler Moodna has never been ID'd in Texas, so I think the Darker Moodna is my only hope.

 
Still any doubt?
Not I.

 
Okay
Am moving to species. Thanks again.

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