Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1232837

Early Zanclognatha Moth/Dark Zanclognatha Moth
Zanclognatha cruralis-obscuripennis

Observation date: September 12, 2019
Submitted by: Moon
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: October 21, 2019
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.