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Xestia smithii
Beautiful moth about 1 inch long, lots of hair on the body, almost like a ruff behind its head, grey eye spots showing on brownish-grey wings, antennae are coral coloured at base but darker nearer the tips, hairy antennae, face darker. Gorgeous!
Pacific Northwest temperate rainforest. Hot summer days with cool pleasant evenings with lots of mosquitos!
I think I am falling in love with moths!
Thanks for the ID Fyn. I looked at the photos and the Bug Guide page and am happy to have a lifer moth!
I see this moth has some similarities to the Large Yellow Underwing spotting I posted last. Does not seem exactly the same though. Any comments?!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/325...
This moth arrived on the sheet about 10:45 pm for my first moth event! Yay! He was the second on to arrive.
Spotted on Jul 25, 2013
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013
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