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Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula Total length: ~18-20 mm. Gray moth speckled with dark spots. The postmedial line appears as random, zigzag dots. The pale reniform spot has a dusky dot in the inner half. <br /> <br /> The male has a large tuft of hairlike scales on its foretibia (shown in this photo).<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65108/ursula_wainscot_-_leucania_ursula.html" title="Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/65108_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=u%2FiQCSEXiRiDfY4OSfL%2BWvuyVeM%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula Total length: ~18-20 mm. Gray moth speckled with dark spots. The postmedial line appears as random, zigzag dots. The pale reniform spot has a dusky dot in the inner half. The male has a large tuft of hairlike scales on its foretibia.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65109/ursula_wainscot_-_leucania_ursula.html Geotagged,Leucania ursula,Summer,United States,Ursula Wainscot,leucania,moth,wainscot" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Leucania ursula,Summer,United States,Ursula Wainscot,moth,wainscot Click/tap to enlarge

Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula

Total length: ~18-20 mm. Gray moth speckled with dark spots. The postmedial line appears as random, zigzag dots. The pale reniform spot has a dusky dot in the inner half.

The male has a large tuft of hairlike scales on its foretibia (shown in this photo).

Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area.

Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula Total length: ~18-20 mm. Gray moth speckled with dark spots. The postmedial line appears as random, zigzag dots. The pale reniform spot has a dusky dot in the inner half. The male has a large tuft of hairlike scales on its foretibia.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65109/ursula_wainscot_-_leucania_ursula.html Geotagged,Leucania ursula,Summer,United States,Ursula Wainscot,leucania,moth,wainscot

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The Ursula Wainscot

"Leucania ursula", the ursula wainscot, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.

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

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Uploaded Aug 16, 2018. Captured Aug 15, 2018 21:51 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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