Observation date: August 01, 2011
Submitted by: roadrunner
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Moth was inactive. Sun was not shining on moth.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: November 28, 2012
Coordinator notes: Choristoneura are difficult to distinguish species using external morphological characteristics (Dang, 1985). DNA or genetalic dissection are suggested for positive ID. If I had to guess I would say this is C. occidentalis.