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Maple Twig Borer Moth - Proteoteras aesculana Habitat: Attracted to a 365 + 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area<br />
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Maple Twig Borer Moth - Proteoteras aesculana

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

2022(5)

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"Proteoteras aesculana", the maple twig borer, early proteoteras or maple tip moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from coast to coast in the northern United States, south to Mississippi in the east and to California in the west. It has a scattered distribution in Canada, from Nova Scotia to southern Alberta.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 3, 2022. Captured May 1, 2022 21:37 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm