Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1000503

Angus's Datana
Datana angusii

Observation date: August 11, 2014
Submitted by: D. Dodd
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: August 12, 2014
Coordinator notes: I reviewed the Datana species pages on MPG, bugguide.net, and also Peterson's Field Guide to Moths (Beadle and Leckie, 2012) and believe datana angusii is the correct id for the following reasons: 1) presence of orbicular spot 2) coppery-brown coloration 3) curved nearly parallel black lines on the forewings 4) scalloped outer wing edges 5) some "veining" in the forewing SAT
Checklist region(s): United States, Alabama, Marshall County