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Three-lined Balsa Moth - Balsa tristrigella TL: ~10 mm. Gray FW with pattern of lines and black veins. Lines get thicker towards the costa. ST area has a series of brown streaks. Host: Hawthorn<br />
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Habitat: Resting on my screen door in the early afternoon Balsa tristrigella,Geotagged,Spring,Three-lined Balsa Moth,United States,balsa,moth Click/tap to enlarge

Three-lined Balsa Moth - Balsa tristrigella

TL: ~10 mm. Gray FW with pattern of lines and black veins. Lines get thicker towards the costa. ST area has a series of brown streaks. Host: Hawthorn

Habitat: Resting on my screen door in the early afternoon

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The Three-lined Balsa Moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults have light gray forewings, shading to brownish in the distal third. There are several thin black lines running longitudinally along the wing, becoming thicker in the distal half. The hindwings are pale yellowish-gray with a thin dark terminal line. They are on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on ''Crataegus'' species.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jun 13, 2019. Captured Jun 11, 2019 14:17 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm