Bug and Insect Identification: SOLVED: ID needed.

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Author Content trois Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) May 17, 2008 12:16 AM Post #4963071 This little critter is about 3/4 inch long. When it flies it looks like a small black and white butterfly. When it lands it resembles bird poop. Thanks, trois Click the image for an enlarged view. meadowyck Sagamore Hills, OH (Zone 5b) May 17, 2008 12:22 AM Post #4963092 I would think it is some kind of moth... but then I don't know much so guess you will have to wait till someone that really knows stops by. sorry I wasn't able to say for sure. trois Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) May 17, 2008 7:37 AM Post #4963697 We will wait. Thanks. suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 21, 2008 11:23 AM Post #4983262 This moth probably is in the family Noctuidae; several species in this family collectively are known as 'bird dropping moths.' trois Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) May 21, 2008 11:33 AM Post #4983327 Thanks, suunto. I will check it out. trois kennedyh Churchill, Victoria (Australia) (Zone 10a) May 21, 2008 5:31 PM Post #4984936 I think it could be the Exposed Bird Dropping Moth - Acontia aprica: [HYPERLINK@bugguide.net] Kennedy ByndeweedBeth scio, oregon, OR (Zone 8a) May 21, 2008 5:33 PM Post #4984944 Aptly named! trois Santa Fe, TX (Zone 9b) May 21, 2008 6:26 PM Post #4985147 I believe you are correct! I was about to give up on that one.

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