Maple Looper Moth - Parallelia bistriaris

Width: about 20 mm. Brown forewings with slightly darker median areas that are bordered with AM and PM lines. Jagged ST line.

Attracted to a light on a rainy night.

comments (9)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Lovely! Look at those frost-tipped wings! :o Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Looks familiar (minus the frost-tips). Lemme look... Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  At first, I assumed Metarranthis sp., but I can't find a match. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    I was thinking something in the Erebidae family? Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Maybe Hypena sp. Posted 7 years ago
  3. Flown Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Looks almost like a worn Parallelia bistriaris? Posted 7 years ago
  4. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Gasp! Yes! How did you do that? Thank you :) Posted 7 years ago
    2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        I have my arsenal of ID tools (as I've mentioned to Ferdy in the past)! :D I am DEFINITELY NOT some badass expert (maybe one day, right?).
        
        I run it through the iNaturalist database if I don't already know the general family or if I want to see what genus it can come up with. I then take it to BugGuide or MONA and start narrowing it down further. If the first step fails, then it can sometimes take a little longer to sort through BugGuide or MONA--and that is when I turn to Facebook groups or the ID Request section of BugGuide. Posted 7 years ago
      2. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Well, ID tools aside, you have a great eye! Posted 7 years ago

The Maple Looper Moth

The Maple Looper Moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America. The wingspan is 33–43 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September. There is one generation per year.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling