Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 732252

False Crocus Geometer
Xanthotype urticaria

Observation date: August 19, 2012
Submitted by: ecfleming
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: 2 pm. Partly sunny and 75 degrees. Light wind. The moth was sitting on a leaf of a marigolf plant in a large container planting of marigolds. Impatiens container nearby.
Status: Resident
Verified by: designandsound13
Verified date: August 14, 2013
Coordinator notes: There is a possibility that this moth is of a nearly-identical, closely related species such as Xanthotype attenuaria or rufaria.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Kent County