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Maple Looper Moth

Parallelia bistraiaris

Description:

1.25 inch wingspan

Habitat:

Near woodlands and meadow. Attracted to light

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3 Comments

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

It looks so different than the other Maple Looper Moths I have found. Thanks!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Noctuidae, Catocalinae, Ophiusini, Parallelia bistriaris.

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 years ago

I think this is a type of Geometer moth. I just can't find it in my moth book for Eastern USA. Thank you!

Carol Snow Milne
Spotted by
Carol Snow Milne

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Jul 27, 2012
Submitted on Jul 29, 2012

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