Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1150296

Observation date: August 15, 2017
Date notes: Captured on 08/15/2017 ≈22h EST; photos taken next day.
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Attracted to black light illuminated sheet in the evening. ID based on the absence of a dark diagonal mark at the forewing apex that, if present, would be diagnostic for L. alucitalis according to Kimball (1965) in jamaicamoths. Forewing length ≈11mm (one photo taken in daylight, the other with a light flash).
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: December 13, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Leon County, United States, Florida