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Unknown looper - Argyrogramma verruca
Copyright © 2007 Eric Haley

Unknown looper - Argyrogramma verruca
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, USA
October 6, 2005
Interesting looper. Have not found anything similar in the guides.

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Unknown looper - Argyrogramma verruca Unknown looper - Argyrogramma verruca
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Contributed by Eric Haley on 21 January, 2007 - 6:10pm
Last updated 15 February, 2007 - 8:21pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Ethan Kistler, 15 February, 2007 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

8885 -- Golden Looper Moth -- Argyrogramma verruca
B.P.
… Bob Patterson, 21 January, 2007 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Golden Looper
Bob,
What are the diagnostics you're looking at? Does the gold-filled stigma rule out any other species? I discounted this species initially due to the pinkish coloration and the dark shading at the end of the forewing.
… Eric Haley, 21 January, 2007 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

 
I Looked Mainly at the Lines and Spots....
...the pinkish wash is highly variable across a number of species. I disregarded the darker shading near the outer margin as an artifact of lighting. I thought your photo compared favorably with this thumbnail plus other photos at MPG.

… Bob Patterson, 21 January, 2007 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
I've posted another photo of
I've posted another photo of the same moth, taken from the other side. The shading is present on this as well. My first take as well was that this was shadow, but I think it is actually part of the wing pattern.
… Eric Haley, 21 January, 2007 - 9:05pm login or register to post comments

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