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P_Edens Willis, TX(Zone 8b) May 23, 2015

Any idea what this is? I photographed it in Willis, Texas (just an hour north of Houston) in a heavily wooded area in early April.

Thanks,
Patti

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) May 24, 2015

Pretty sure it is some species of Geometer Moth. Hopefully flapdoodle will be along to give it a more specific ID.

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P_Edens Willis, TX(Zone 8b) May 24, 2015

Oh, that would explain why I couldn't find it in my butterfly book. Thanks so much!
Patti

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 25, 2015

Unfortunately, I cannot offer a specific i.d. on this one at present. As I'm sure you are aware, the family Geometridae is a huge one that includes several groups of species having very similar color patterns. If I stumble across something later, I will get back to this one. Right now, am pretty busy helping out my brother on his farm near Minot...

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P_Edens Willis, TX(Zone 8b) May 25, 2015

Thanks, Flapdoodle. No hurry whatsoever. I have been looking at the family and it looks impossible to narrow down to the species with my single photo. I'm not even sure I can get genus.

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