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Many-lined Wainscot - Leucania multilinea Total length: 20 mm. Pale tan forewings with thin white streak that is edged in darker brown. It extends from the base to the small, black reniform spot.  There are also faint, brown streaks along the inner margin. The postmedial line is accented with two black dots.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Geotagged,Leucania multilinea,Many-lined Wainscot,Summer,United States,leucania,moth,wainscot Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Many-lined Wainscot - Leucania multilinea

Total length: 20 mm. Pale tan forewings with thin white streak that is edged in darker brown. It extends from the base to the small, black reniform spot. There are also faint, brown streaks along the inner margin. The postmedial line is accented with two black dots.

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

    comments (2)

  1. Nice! Another Wainscot! :D SO fancy! Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks! They look so formal and proper, don't they? Like they are wearing suits. Posted 7 years ago

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''Leucania multilinea'', the many-lined wainscot, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

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

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Uploaded Aug 27, 2018. Captured Aug 26, 2018 19:58 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm