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Bent-Line Gray (Melanistic) - Iridopsis larvaria Wingspan: 30 mm. This is the melanistic form of Iridopsis larvaria. The wings have sharp, black lines . The hindwing has a sharp kink in the postmedial line.<br /> <br /> Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.<br /> Geotagged,Iridopsis,Iridopsis larvaria,Summer,United States,bent-line gray,melanism,melanistic moth,moth,moth week 2018 Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Bent-Line Gray (Melanistic) - Iridopsis larvaria

Wingspan: 30 mm. This is the melanistic form of Iridopsis larvaria. The wings have sharp, black lines . The hindwing has a sharp kink in the postmedial line.

Attracted to a moth light in a rural area.

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    WOW! Just seeing this after posting photos of my "typical" Iridopsis larvaria visitor this morning! How cool!

    P.S. Just promoted both (side-by-side) because I thought it was too cool not to share.     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Nice!! Posted 6 years ago

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The Bent-line gray

"Iridopsis larvaria", the bent-line gray, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for "Iridopsis larvaria" is 6588.

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2018. Captured Jul 29, 2018 21:21 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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