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Fervid Plagodis Moth (Plagodis fervidaria) ID tentative, but I'm thinking it looks right. Photos at MPG are a pretty close match, and discussion (concerning the spots/dots on the body) over at BG points to P. fervidaria over P. phlogosaria. At a 395nm UV light setup at the edge of a dense mixed forest. Geotagged,Plagodis fervidaria,Summer,United States,moth week 2019 Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Fervid Plagodis Moth (Plagodis fervidaria)

ID tentative, but I'm thinking it looks right. Photos at MPG are a pretty close match, and discussion (concerning the spots/dots on the body) over at BG points to P. fervidaria over P. phlogosaria. At a 395nm UV light setup at the edge of a dense mixed forest.

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''Plagodis fervidaria'', the fervid plagodis, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for ''Plagodis fervidaria'' is 6843.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jul 26, 2019. Captured Jul 26, 2019 03:45 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/5.6
  • 1/181s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm