Rusty Checkerboard moth

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Jul 03, 2010

I'm finding lots of new moths & butterflies this season. I try to ID them but this moth eludes me.
I 'adjusted' the image to show detail, it's actually darker than this. A little over 1 inch wide.
Andy P

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 03, 2010

This appears to be a horned spanworm moth, Nematocampa resistaria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - see http://tinyurl.com/24jkwpm for an image. The caterpillar of this species is quite bizarre in appearance - see http://tinyurl.com/2dd565w for an image.

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Jul 04, 2010

Thanks again, Suunto.
This is an interesting specimen, fun.
Andy P

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