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Microcrambus elegans
Adult: forewing silvery-white, variably shaded with brown, heaviest in upper PM area; when viewed from above, the moth at rest appears to have a Halloween mask on its forewings, with two triangular upward-pointing "eyes" and a frowning or scowling down-curved "mouth" (this distinctive feature can be seen at a distance with the naked eye)
fields, grassy areas; adults are crepuscular/nocturnal and come to light
Spotted on Sep 1, 2013
Submitted on Sep 2, 2013
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