Butterfly ID please

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 07, 2010

I have a couple flyers I need IDed if someone can help. I am a complete nincompoop when it comes to looking these things up and determining who they are.

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 07, 2010

No 2 is probably a moth but I can't find it.

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 07, 2010

One more thanks in advance
Number 3

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 07, 2010

Well I believe number 1 is a Phaon Crescent after looking around on the internet some more.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 08, 2010

The moth appears to be a chickweed geometer, Haematopis grataria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) - see http://tinyurl.com/2g8ew42

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2010

Thank you suunto I didn't realize that I posted two pictures same moth. The 3rd one was supposed to be this one.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 08, 2010

The third one also is in the family Geometridae, but there are several species that can have this general color pattern, and your image is a bit on the fuzzy side. If anyone else monitoring this forum is more familiar with this family than I am, they may chime in.

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Riverland Northeast, LA(Zone 8a) Sep 08, 2010

Thank you and yes it is not the best of pictures. All the photos I was able to get of this moth just had a terrible time focusing.

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