Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Observation date: July 21, 2018
Submitted by: Don Sterba
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I've been seeing this vagrant Afro-Asian species of moth around my house since 2007. On July 21, 2018, I captured one while it rested on an azalea, and I photographed it on my hand and on an azalea leaf. The location was in my Culver City, CA, backyard at Lat, Lon = 33.995064, -118.386443 It was described in News of the Lepidopterists' Society, Volume 50, Number 3,4 in late 2008. I usually see this adult moth starting in March, during a hot spell, and their numbers peak around June and July.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: September 19, 2022
Coordinator notes: None.
Partner project: National Moth Week