Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1107547

Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth
Anticarsia gemmatalis

Observation date: October 17, 2016
Submitted by: P. Allen Woodliffe
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: This moth, and several others like it, were noted resting on a sand/gravel beach of Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario. It was quite cool and windy, so they were finding shallow depression on the beach. As a small group of shorebirds (mostly Dunlin) came along the beach looking for food, these moths would quickly take flight and move to another shallow depression.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: October 28, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario