Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1192777

Early Zanclognatha Moth/Dark Zanclognatha Moth
Zanclognatha cruralis-obscuripennis

Observation date: September 07, 2018
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Only got one pic before it moved on.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: October 21, 2018
Coordinator notes: This is either Zanclognatha cruralis or Zanclognatha obscuripennis. Current thinking among experts is that despite information to the contrary there is in fact no way to separate these two species from appearance alone.
Checklist region(s): United States, Indiana, Lake County