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Yellow Dusted Cream Moth
off Elbow Falls Trail
off Highway 66
Maclean Pond
W of Calgary
Alberta
Canada
moth
insect
Cabera erythemaria


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Delicate moth on delicate plant

Delicate moth on delicate plant
To get away from the intense heat yesterday, I drove around the backroads SW of Calgary yesterday afternoon. The car air-conditioning felt so good! I did drive west of the city first, out past Bragg Creek (one of the places worst hit in the province by the Flood of the Century). However, the Kananaskis area is closed, due to road damage and washed out bridges, so I was only able to drive as far as the turn-off for Maclean Creek. I found this pretty little butterfly (or moth) when I was at Maclean Pond yesterday, 2 July 2013. Haven't had a chance to try and ID it yet.

Later: Don Delaney on Flickr gave me this ID - this is a Yellow Dusted cream Moth (Cabera erythemaria). Check out this moth blog.
www.flickr.com/photos/ipmcanada/sets/72157625839443694

www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/9202225670

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 LeapFrog
LeapFrog
Ha, Moths ... next to Mushrooms, a very weak points fo ID's ... there are so many that look the same ... with similar colours and wing colours and designs ... all with similar body shapes ... I think this is in the Geometridae (Sterrhinae) Family ... maybe a Cream Wave (Scopula floslactata) Moth ...

www.norfolkmoths.co.uk/index.php?familythumbs=yes&family=Geometridae%3A%20Sterrhinae
11 years ago.

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