Identify Please!!!

[Kurt Jacobs]

These are most likely Parasemia plantaginis.  Assuming my french translated
correctly, my guide book states they are variable in the holarctic region
and diurnal.  The markings and wing shape reminded me of a common Midwestern
moth Haploa lecontei.

Kurt Jacobs

"Ryan" <rvandermoor at home.com> wrote in message
news:XpB75.68082$Do1.772499 at news1.rdc1.bc.home.com...
>     Collected from the Merritt area of British Columbia, Canada. We have
> collected in this area for many years, and on June tenth of this year we
> found a species of moth that we are unfamiliar with, and are as of yet
> undable to identify. This is very odd and we are quite excited to have
found
> something new to us.
> These moths were spooked from the grass durring the day while collecting.
> The most intriguing thing about them is the extreme variation between
> individual specimens.Their wing span is approx. 1-3/8 inches. We collected
a
> nice series (approx. 25 specimens)
> The look like they may be from the Arctiidae family. Any ideas would be
> greatly appreciated.
> Sorry about the hurting picture. a better one will follow...
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> happy collecting
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> rvandermoor at home.com
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