What kind of moth is this?

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 06, 2011

I wish I'd gotten a good picture of its wings -- the pattern looked almost like wood grain. Hope you can tell me what it is!

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 06, 2011

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JasperDale Long Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Sep 06, 2011

Wish I knew. We get those here, too.
My cats eat them.
I think they're one of the ones that eat holes in clothes and curtains.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 06, 2011

Our cats eat them, too. LOL

I would like a better shot of it's back, if you have one?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 07, 2011

Could be an underwing in the family Erebidae -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/343722/bgimage

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HelloMissMary Memphis, TN Sep 07, 2011

Flapdoodle, I believe you're right! In looking through the Catocala varieties I've found pictures of, I would guess it is a Penitent Underwing. Now that I know that, I wish I had disturbed it a little to see what colors it was hiding.

Thanks, everyone.

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