Unknown moth

[Thomas, Tony]

Gary Anweiler confirmed my identification. He also pointed out that S.
plusiaeformis is known to occur in  Quebec and New Brunswick but is not yet
known from Nova Scotia.

Original message

> Hi fellow moth enthusiasts
> 
>     I am seeking confirmation of Stretchia plusiaeformis. I photographed
> this specimen near Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, in April of last
> year. The only image of this species I have seen is in the Ontario Cutworm
> book (Rockburne & Lafontaine, Fig. 169); they give a locality of
> north-central Ontario. Forbes also gives north-central Ontario and then
> Alberta and west. If this specimen is plusiaeformis then it's about 2,000
> Km
> east of known records!! There is one record in the Lep. Soc. Season
> Summary:
> Laramie, Wyoming.
>     If not plusiaeformis, then what?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tony
> 
> 
> http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mothman/unknown.html
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