Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1193377

Observation date: September 09, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Time: 3:32 p.m. Weather: Warm, fairly calm, and mostly cloudy (it rained at one point). Habitat: Very dry upland prairie, with fully blooming rabbitbrushes densely lining both sides of the gravel road. Notes: This moth was nectaring on a rabbitbrush at the edge of a gravel road. It is definitely a noctuid, and the reddish-mahogany color on the dorsal side might be distinctive.
Status: Resident
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: October 31, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado, Larimer County