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Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Macaria pustularia) Came to porch lights at the edge of a dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest. <br /> <br /> I still don&#039;t have my moth light setup ready, so this was a difficult one to photograph. I had to stand on my tip-toes to get to it! Speranza pustularia Click/tap to enlarge

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth (Macaria pustularia)

Came to porch lights at the edge of a dense mixed (oak-hickory-pine) forest.

I still don't have my moth light setup ready, so this was a difficult one to photograph. I had to stand on my tip-toes to get to it!

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Worth it :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Lesser maple spanworm

"Speranza pustularia", the lesser maple spanworm, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Mississippi, north to North Dakota and Saskatchewan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jun 16, 2019. Captured Jun 12, 2019 15:41.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/181s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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