Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1142738

Observation date: August 09, 2017
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: warm morning clear dry meadow area clover other flowers and grasses on edge of woods.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: September 22, 2017
Coordinator notes: This specimen is rather worn so cannot take to species, but the genus is Caenurgina. In the Northeast there are two species in that genus, C. crassiuscula and erechtea, (Clover and Forage Looper) which are very difficult to separate. SG
Checklist region(s): Oswego County, United States, New York