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Unknown white moth - Xanthotype
Copyright © 2014 Ed Harrison

Unknown white moth - Xanthotype
southern Adirondacks, Saratoga County, New York, USA
July 19, 2014
Size: 2-4 cm
Photo taken on 2nd-floor window at 6:14 a.m. Temp in 50s. House is located in a small clearing in mixed hardwood/softwood forest. Some wild and garden flowers nearby.

Bears some resemblance to Photo#742395 of Sitochroa palealis, taken nearby, but my unidentified moth never rested with its wings in the delta shape.

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Contributed by Ed Harrison on 28 July, 2014 - 12:43pm
Last updated 2 August, 2014 - 4:22pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Timothy Reichard, 2 August, 2014 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a pale Xanthotype
That's a group of spread-wing geometer moths with a range of markings that appears to include those of your moth.
… Timothy Reichard, 2 August, 2014 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a pale Xanthotype
Thanks for the help Timothy!
… Ed Harrison, 3 August, 2014 - 7:08am login or register to post comments

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