Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1257948

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth
Speranza pustularia

Observation date: July 04, 2020
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found in the morning on wall under outside light that was on all night. Very hot and humid conditions. The light faces a dense woods.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: July 04, 2020
Coordinator notes: Macaria pustularia (Guenée, [1858]), formerly placed in the genus Itame in the 1983 Hodges Checklist and in the genus Speranza in Ferguson (2008), is returned to genus Macaria in Sihvonen & Skou (2015) following Scoble & Krüger (2002).
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, La Crosse County