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American Angle Shades - Euplexia benesimilis
TL: 17 mm. Dusky brown FW with lighter band past PM line. Blackish AM and PM lines converge near inner margin. Reniform spot partly filled with white. Host: Deciduous trees, ferns, and low plants. Status: Common.
Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area.
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''Euplexia benesimilis'', the American angle shades, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Euplexia benesimilis'' is 9545.
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded May 27, 2020. Captured May 26, 2020 12:07 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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