Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1193373

Forage Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea

Observation date: September 09, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Time: 3:10 p.m. Weather: Warm, fairly calm, and mostly cloudy (it rained at one point). Habitat: Very dry upland prairie. Notes: This moth was nectaring on a flowering rabbitbrush at the very end of the Well Gulch Trail (near a small parking lot).
Status: Resident
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: October 31, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County