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Gorgeous big moth , wingspan atleast 4cms ...grey with black markings, scalloped edges on wings
Attracted to lights
Melanodes anthracitaria ( i think ) ...appreciate some help. https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoft...
Spotted on Mar 23, 2015
Submitted on Mar 23, 2015
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Thanks for helping Bayucca...thats why i was reluctant , to just add Melanodes anthracitaria...it's so close but just not quiet ...i know so many moths can be so variable ...i will keep looking also . Sorry it has taken me a few days to reply.
Close to Melanodes anthracitaria, indeed. But there are some markings that do not exactly fit: There is only one black line on the hindwing, which is in addition more "scalopped" than in Melanodes anthracitaria. The lines on the forewing are also a little bit more zig-zagged and markings are different or missing. But this is just what my eyes sees. I did not find another matching candidate so far. But I would also agree with Geometridae, Ennominae, at least at first sight... What do you think, Charlie?