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Moth on Side of Car - Panopoda rufimargo

Moth on Side of Car - Panopoda rufimargo
Brooklet, Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
August 3, 2014
Moth on side of white car early in the morning

Panopoda rufimargo
Moved from ID Request.

Darker than average. Most are a lighter reddish brown but they are variable.
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This Moth
Thanks Maury for your ID. Sorry for the late reply, been recovering from cataract surgery. Joe

Possibly a tattered Elaphria
Possibly a tattered Elaphria grata - Grateful Midget


Yours has the hourglass shaped reniform spot of this species. And gray dots in both the orbicular and reniform spots seem to be present although faint in the latter.

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