Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 610808

Observation date: August 28, 2011
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: by front porch light, late at night
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: October 29, 2021
Coordinator notes: This is either Diathrausta harlequinalis or D. reconditalis. According to bugguide.net, these two species cannot be distinguished reliably from photos. Both could occur in the sighting locale. Thus, we cannot make a positive id. SAT http://bugguide.net/node/view/335138
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Dunn County