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[lorene melvin]

Been in my Arlington yard for two days
Thanks
Lorene Melvin

[Joshua Rose]

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One of the looper moths. I don’t know which one off the top of my head, but someone else might, and it’s probably in the Peterson guide. Several of the species have variations on this appearance, marbled brown with a couple of silver spots in the middle of the forewing, two spots joined in some species and separate in others…

JSR



Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
Amherst, MA
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[Tom Murray]

Josh is right about this being one of the loopers, specifically the Celery Looper. The long continuous white line on the wing is distinctive in this species.

Here's a picture of one at rest on my moth sheet: http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/157865216

Tom Murray

Groton, Ma.

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[Steven Whitebread]

Hi Lorene,

This is the Celery Looper Moth, Anagrapha falcifera. Despite the name it
actually feeds on many different plants and it is probably the most
common of the 'Looper' moths. I also saw one yesterday afternoon. It
comes to light at night as well as flying during the day.

Steven Whitebread

[Lorene I Melvin]

Thanks all for identifying the looper.  Never even heard the term before!
Lorene

On October 20, 2016, at 7:32 PM, Tom Murray <tmur...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Josh is right about this being one of the loopers, specifically the Celery Looper. The long continuous white line on the wing is distinctive in this species.

Here's a picture of one at rest on my moth sheet: http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/157865216

Tom Murray

Groton, Ma.

On Thursday, October 20, 2016 2:38 PM, lorene melvin <melvin...@gmail.com> wrote:

Been in my Arlington yard for two days
Thanks
Lorene Melvin