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Distinct Quaker - Achatia distincta First moth of the season! I started later than usual because it has been too cold at night.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a 365+395 nm LED light; semi-rural area<br />
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Distinct Quaker - Achatia distincta

First moth of the season! I started later than usual because it has been too cold at night.

Habitat: Attracted to a 365+395 nm LED light; semi-rural area

2022 (1)

    comments (2)

  1. Best of luck this new season! Nice fresh and clean cloth still. Posted 10 months ago
    1. Thanks! I washed it for the occasion. It stays up most of the spring/summer and I just take it down occasionally to wash. Posted 10 months ago

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''Achatia distincta'', the distinct quaker, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found from coast to coast in most of United States and south-eastern Canada.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded May 3, 2022. Captured Apr 22, 2022 23:03 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm