Missouri Moth

These moths are everywhere in the yard this year, not a lot of color but something has to be said about an abundant species

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WildFlower

Lion

Melanolophia is a genus with a few species, but they don't look like this moth.
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/gallery
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species_list.php?state=MO Posted 11 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

There are two similar species, but I think this is Caenurgina erechtea
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8739
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8738
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Caenurgina-erechtea
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Caenurgina-crassiuscula
http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=3715
http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=3714 Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago

The Forage Looper

The Forage Looper or Common Grass Moth is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found from coast to coast in the United States and adjacent parts of Canada. It is not found in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.

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Species identified by WildFlower