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Darker Moodna Moth - Moodna ostrinella TL: ~8 mm. Red FW with blackish median band that was edged in silvery white. Hosts: Apples, birch, cotton, oak, pine, sumac...Status: Common<br />
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Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area.<br />
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2020(d) Darker moodna moth,Geotagged,Moodna,Moodna ostrinella,Moth Week 2020,Summer,United States,moth Click/tap to enlarge

Darker Moodna Moth - Moodna ostrinella

TL: ~8 mm. Red FW with blackish median band that was edged in silvery white. Hosts: Apples, birch, cotton, oak, pine, sumac...Status: Common

Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area.

2020(d)

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''Moodna ostrinella'', the darker moodna moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Moodna''. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860, and is known from North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2020. Captured Jul 21, 2020 23:48 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm