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White-spotted canker worm moth

Paleacrita merriccata

Spotting Image 1

Description:

This moths wingspan was about 1 inch, it's wings where grey with a white spot on each one. White underwing.

Habitat:

Found on my laundry room window, near some unknown trees.

Notes:

Weather cold and wet.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 11 years ago
White-spotted canker worm moth
Paleacrita merriccata Moth Photographers Group – Paleacrita merriccata – 6663


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4 Comments

metreebug
metreebug 11 years ago

wow! nice spotting.

Ihazapughappy
Ihazapughappy 11 years ago

thank you so much for the ID!

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 11 years ago

Also, January is correct time for places south of the Carolinas.

Nina C. Wilde
Nina C. Wilde 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure you have a specimen of white-spotted canker worm moth
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
yours looks most like Jeff Hollenbeck's picture.

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Ihazapughappy
Spotted by
Ihazapughappy

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Jan 25, 2013

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