Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1086222

Observation date: June 24, 2016
Submitted by: edenny
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: About 1 1/4 inch length, tan/gray color with white along the wings and delicate, jagged black lines and dots--this individual flattened out at one point but the usual stance seemed to be more like a prominent, wings scrunched up
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 13, 2016
Coordinator notes: This is either Symmerista albifrons, Symmerista canicosta, or Symmerista leucitys. Adults of these species can only be reliably distinguished by genitalic observation.