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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Geometrid Moths</title>
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		<title>Male Mottled Umber Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/06/male-mottled-umber-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update from Molly
February 27, 2010
Mottled umber moth Sorry to bug you again…….
OK I found a male moth yesterday and put it in the freezer. It doesn’t have the exact color patterns I see on the Internet but it has the same fringe on the bottom of the wings and matches the basic shape of an [...]


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		<title>Emerald Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/21/emerald-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue green moth in Seattle
December 20, 2009
One day several summers ago (July 9, 2005) I looked out the window and saw this beautiful moth. I took lots of terrible pictures of it but got a couple that are ok. I&#8217;ve looked around and haven&#8217;t been able to identify it. We live in Shoreline, WA, just [...]


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		<title>Three Moths from Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/08/three-moths-from-ecuador/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/08/three-moths-from-ecuador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturniidae/Geometridae?
December 8, 2009
3 moths from Bellavista, Ecuador. Western slope about 2000 m.
I think these are very difficult, but hopefully still possible to identify.
Leif
Bellavista Lodge, Ecuador
Dear Leif,
Thanks for sending your photos, but now we are filled with curiosity.  Were these moths photographed on December 8, 2009?  Just how big were they?  Were they attracted to a [...]


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		<title>Female Mottled Umber Moth!!! In California???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/01/female-mottled-umber-moth-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/12/01/female-mottled-umber-moth-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mottled umber moth
November 29, 2009
Hello.
I found a wingless moth that turned out to be an Mottled Umber Moth after I looked it up on the net. From what I gather they&#8217;re local to the UK. I’ve never seen a wingless moth besides what I&#8217;ve read in books so was surprised to see this insect. I [...]


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		<title>Geometrid Moth:  Barberry Looper???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/geometrid-moth-barberry-looper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/geometrid-moth-barberry-looper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a Four Spotted Fungus Moth?
October 10, 2009
Hello Bugman!
This little fella spread himself out all comfy and cozy on my dresser!
Is this a Four Spotted Fungus Moth?
And if it isn&#8217;t &#8211; do you know what it is?
Thanks in advance for your assistance, Kristina
Raleigh, North Carolina &#8211; Kristina&#8217;s Dresser
Hi Kristina,
This is not a Four Spotted [...]


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		<title>Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/19/lesser-maple-spanworm-moth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/19/lesser-maple-spanworm-moth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pearl Crescent
September 18, 2009
Hello, Dan &#38; Lisa,
I have a few photos, and I know you can&#8217;t publish them which is okey-dokey,
One I do know for sure has been identified by the Minnesota representative for the Butterflies and Moths of North America web site as a Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth. If you go to that site, [...]


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		<title>Tulip Tree Beauty</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/08/tulip-tree-beauty-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/08/tulip-tree-beauty-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moth
September 8, 2009
Just would like to know what kind of moth this is. Live in south Alabama. Took the picture in late August.
Linda
South Alabama
Hi Linda,
Despite the lack of clarity in your image, we are nearly certain your moth is a large Geometer known as a Tulip Tree Beauty, Epimecis hortaria.  We quickly identified it on [...]


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		<title>White Tipped Black</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/05/white-tipped-black-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black bug with white wing tips and red body
August 5, 2009
I shot this today, August 5, 2009, at about 6:35pm.
This bug caught my eye, because I&#8217;ve never seen anything like it.
I&#8217;m located in Tampa, Florida in the 33615 zip code.
The bug was sitting on my wall facing the east.
the wall is made of cinder blocks [...]


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		<title>Green Geometrid Moth from New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/24/unknown-green-moth-from-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/24/unknown-green-moth-from-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 13:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what&#8217;s this NZ moth please?
Sun, May 24, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Hi, can you tell us what NZ moth this is? Found it in Tauranga in the evening. Very bright green with long tail. about 25-30mm long.
saskia
Tauranga NZ
Dear Saskia,
We haven&#8217;t had much luck identifying your unusual moth, but perhaps one of our readers can supply an [...]


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		<title>Winter Moth Larvae</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/18/winter-moth-larvae/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/18/winter-moth-larvae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought you&#8217;d like these pix of winter moth larvae (Operophtera brumata)
Sun, May 17, 2009 at 3:58 PM
Here in eastern Massachusetts we are having a horrible infestation of winter moths for the 3rd or 4th year. Each year they get worse, and the damage to the trees around here is greater and greater. I know that [...]


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