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White-dotted Prominent

Nadata gibbosa

Description:

Medium sized moth. Light brown with two lines on each upper wing. Small white spots each upper wing between the lines. Fluffy "hump" on thorax.

Habitat:

Forested campground in a county park.

Notes:

Attracted to our propane lantern at night while camping. This moth was very docile.

No species ID suggestions

3 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 months ago

So glad it worked out that way!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 months ago

Karen, that's why I was so excited to see yours! I thought they were the same species. I could ID both with one search. It did turn out that way but not quite as I had imagined.

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 10 months ago

He is almost identical to mine! Thank you so much for the ID(again). And for those interested http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/119... for an oregon version of the above

Northwest Harbor, New York, USA

Lat: 41.04, Long: -72.23

Spotted on Jun 8, 2012
Submitted on Jun 22, 2012

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