Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 693560

Yellow Mocis
Mocis disseverans

Observation date: December 02, 2011
Submitted by: bentert
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This moth flushed when I walked too close and flew maybe 10 feet away before settling back down on the ground under grass. This is a marl prairie/grassland that is dry right now. The temperature was 74 it was mostly cloudy and there was a 13 mph wind.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: December 02, 2011
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Collier County, Florida, United States