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Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth

Estigmene acrea

Description:

The head and thorax are white with the abdomen being yellow-orange with a row of black spots. The fore wing is white with a variable amount of black spots (some individuals lack these spots). The hind wing is yellow-orange in males and white in females. Both sexes have 3-4 black spots or blotches on their hind wings. The wingspan measures 4.5 to 6.8 cm.[1]

1 Species ID Suggestions

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago
Salt Marsh Moth
Estigmene acrea Estigmene acrea


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1 Comment

Wes Masters
Wes Masters 12 years ago

Tyvm Latimeria.

Wes Masters
Spotted by
Wes Masters

Ripley, Tennessee

Spotted on Aug 3, 2011
Submitted on Aug 3, 2011

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