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The Spectacled Nettle Moth or Variegated Brindle is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across Canada to Vancouver Island, south to North Carolina, Missouri, Texas, Colorado and Oregon.

The wingspan is 30–32 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on ''Urtica dioica''.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Mar 6, 2019. Captured Aug 12, 2018 23:24 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 39mm