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Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula This moth was having a party at my light with its friends...<br />
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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 Geotagged,Leucania ursula,Spring,United States,Ursula Wainscot Click/tap to enlarge

Ursula Wainscot - Leucania ursula

This moth was having a party at my light with its friends...

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

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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 14, 2019. Captured Jun 8, 2019 23:27 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm