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Purplish Metarranthis Moth

Metarranthis homuraria

Notes:

Put this one outside after discovering it and snapping a picture.

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5 Comments

Enairda
Enairda 11 years ago

Thank you!! :D I think it will become a new addiction. :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

BTW, welcome to Project Noah!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Sounds good to me! :-)

Enairda
Enairda 11 years ago

Metarranthis it is! Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! I'm thinking it is a Metarranthis Homuraria/Purplish Metarranthis Moth.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Genus Metarranthis, not sure of species.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12301

Enairda
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Enairda

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Oct 27, 2012

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