Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 927453

Observation date: May 31, 2013
Submitted by: Paul Dennehy
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Re-submitting now that I have a camera capable of taking identifiable shots of the specimens. 2 specimens collected at UV/MV lights in a marsh containing Phragmites. I managed to find another VA record of this moth on Bugguide that was misidentified as Nascia acutella: http://bugguide.net/node/view/176750/bgimage
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: September 07, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Virginia, Northampton County