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Geometrid Moth not sure I'll have much luck with an id on this one.. turning to bug guide Geotagged,Hydriomena irata,Spring,United States,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Geometrid Moth

not sure I'll have much luck with an id on this one.. turning to bug guide

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
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    It is most likely Hydriomena irata, although other species of Hydriomena look similar.
    http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7228
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/157855     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
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      That sure is a dead on match… I suppose the question is, is he right? (both of those moths were submitted by the same guy). The information on these moths appears to be sparse. The PNW Moths web page appears to just ignore the whole family… no wonder I wasn't having any luck with their ID tools. Posted 10 years ago
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        I spent quite some time searching, I was about to give up when I found these and I didn't notice that the photos were by the same guy, altough not all. Moreover, tha guy didn't know what it was, moderators from both sites have reviewed the identification.
        There are a few pinned specimens from the University of British Columbia. The patterns vary but some of them look like yours too. The other site I took the distribution range from was the Natural resources Canada site, but they only have photos of the larvae. However, this guy's photos are from Alaska... maybe it should be from Alaska south to California.
        http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=102324
        http://www.cbif.gc.ca/SpeciesBank/spp_pages/geometroidea/jpgs/image_e.php?image[]=107228.jpg%2CHydriomena+irata&image[]=107228a.jpg%2CHydriomena+irata
        http://tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca/en/insects/factsheet/8791         Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Excellent find, surely this one would be easy to miss. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
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      Credit where credit is due - my husband found this one. I was off chasing around butterflies and he found me a moth (and they hold still for photos much better :p ) Posted 10 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        Hehe, still makes the photo equally valuable and beautiful. I have the same experience with moths: even when it seems clear they are detected (or see you), they don't always flee. Example:

        Small Engrailed moth Ectropis crepuscularia,Europe,Heeswijk,Macro,Moth Week 2018,Netherlands,Small Engrailed
         Posted 10 years ago

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The Hydriomena irata

Hydriomena irata is a North American species of geometrid moth.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Apr 19, 2015. Captured Apr 18, 2015 16:03 in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, National Forest Development Road 49, Darrington, WA 98241, USA.
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