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Brown-Shaded Gray Moth, La Planada Nature Reserve, Colombia
Opening the set for our first moth trap night at La Planada Nature Reserve, which is the 3rd out of 5 nights we did "mothing" during our Colombia 2018 trip.
This forest lies at 1700m asl. It is cool and on this moth night it was very heavily raining. We figured these conditions would yield less results compared to earlier, warmer locations but we couldn't be more wrong. The moment we turned on the light, there was an explosion of moths. So many that they even hampered photography as they kept blocking my lens and flash. We had to cover our mouths to not swallow some. It was awesome!
Previously ''Anacamptodes defectaria'', the brown-shaded gray moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Pennsylvania, west to Iowa and Kansas, south to Texas, and south and east to Florida.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November depending on the location.
The larvae feed on oak, poplar, sweet cherry and willow.
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I suck at identifying moths with this kind of pattern, but here are some ideas to get you started:
Ectropis crepuscularia
Iridopsis defectaria
Iridopsis ephyraria
Iridopsis sp.
Protoboarmia porcelaria
Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
- Same overall volor
- Black striped outline
- Black/brown markings overall
- Banded abdomen
It's either a full match or extremely close. Thanks! Posted 6 years ago