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Bad-Wing Moth (Dyspteris abortivaria) At porch lights near an overgrown back yard habitat.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65516/bad-wing_moth_dyspteris_abortivaria.html" title="Bad-Wing Moth (Dyspteris abortivaria)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/65516_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=AXt%2FuIKcxnZ0HijCR6uEtRZzFDU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Bad-Wing Moth (Dyspteris abortivaria) At porch lights near an overgrown back yard habitat.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65515/bad_wing_moth_dyspteris_abortivaria.html<br /> Interestingly, the Latin and common name for this moth came about as a result of the smaller hindwings making pinning a difficult task. This often leads to the &quot;abortion&quot; of the task at hand. :) Dyspteris abortivaria,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Interestingly, the Latin and common name for this moth came about as a result of the smaller hindwings making pinning a difficult task. This often leads to the &quot;abortion&quot; of the task at hand. :) Dyspteris abortivaria,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Bad-Wing Moth (Dyspteris abortivaria)

At porch lights near an overgrown back yard habitat.

Bad-Wing Moth (Dyspteris abortivaria) At porch lights near an overgrown back yard habitat.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/65515/bad_wing_moth_dyspteris_abortivaria.html<br /> Interestingly, the Latin and common name for this moth came about as a result of the smaller hindwings making pinning a difficult task. This often leads to the "abortion" of the task at hand. :) Dyspteris abortivaria,Geotagged,Summer,United States


Interestingly, the Latin and common name for this moth came about as a result of the smaller hindwings making pinning a difficult task. This often leads to the "abortion" of the task at hand. :)

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    Lovely moth to have that common name. I bet if they had this moth in the Netherlands, it would have a very creative name. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      It deserves a better one! Posted 7 years ago
    2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      gestreepte breedgroenparelhalfmaan Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
        Flown Kimmerling
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        Translation? :D Something with a green half pearl moon? Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
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          Basically, yes! When you read it word for word you'll be surprised how similar english and dutch can be:
          striped broad green pearl half moon :)           Posted 7 years ago
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            Very close!

            We had a friend from the Netherlands visit over a decade ago (when we were living in Boston), and it was very easy to pick up on some parts of the language. The same goes for all Germanic languages I guess? I can definitely pick up on similar words in the Swedish language too (one of my best friends is Swedish)!             Posted 7 years ago
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        Exactly! A creative name, whatever it means?? ;P Posted 7 years ago
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          striped broad green pearl half moon :) Posted 7 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            Love it! Posted 7 years ago
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            Flown Kimmerling
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            Perfect! Posted 7 years ago

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The Bad-Wing Moth

''Dyspteris abortivaria'', or the bad-wing, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Dyspteris abortivaria'' is 7648.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2018. Captured Aug 4, 2018 17:34 in 101 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/3.5
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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