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Mythimna unipuncta
Tan moth. "wingspan 35-47 mm, forewing tan, often tinged with orange and lightly speckled with black; white along veins; PM line a series of small widely-spaced black dots; discal spot white; black-shaded line slants inward from apex; hindwing grayish-brown with tan fringe" - BugGuide
I think it was memorizing PIN numbers at this ATM :-) The range is "throughout North America except the arctic (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut). Also occurs in many other areas of the world" - BugGuide
iPhone app. "The common name comes from the caterpillars, which eat until there is nothing left, then "march" by the thousands to a new food source (Dale Clark, dallasbutterflies.com) The scientific name is Latin for "one-pointed", presumably referring to the white dot on the upper surface of each forewing." BugGuide
Spotted on Apr 14, 2012
Submitted on Apr 18, 2012
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