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Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula Total length: ~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 />
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Habitat: Attracted to a light/blacklight in a semi-rural area.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a light/blacklight in a semi-rural area. <br />
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Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula

Total length: ~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.

Habitat: Attracted to a light/blacklight in a semi-rural area.

Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula Total length: ~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 />
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Habitat: Attracted to a light/blacklight in a semi-rural area. <br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/79899/unidentified_moth_-_family_noctuidae_tribe_leucaniini.html Geotagged,Leucania ursula,Spring,United States,Ursula Wainscot

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

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

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Uploaded Jun 2, 2019. Captured May 31, 2019 21:50 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm