An unusual ‘find’

I posted this kind of moth 12 years ago (to the day!). That specimen was almost white.

This one is tan.

The most familiar (apparently) is green (which fades with age), hence its common name in some places, “Thin-lined Emerald.” Obviously, this moth is highly variable in color.

» ID’ed as Chlorochlamys phyllinaria or “Thin-lined Chlorochlamys Moth”: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ]
» Submitted as Chlorochlamys phyllinaria or “Thin-lined Chlorochlamys Moth”: [ iNaturalist ]
» Species pages: [ BAMONA ] [ BugGuide ] [ iNaturalist ] [ MPG ] [ UK Moths ]

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September 18 posts
       “Extras”: “Winged Elm”
  1 year ago: No post
 2 years ago: “The Evidence”
 3 years ago: “A theorem, once proved, is obvious.”
 4 years ago: “Milkweed”
 5 years ago: “Last row till *lots* of rain…” Yep; it’s an increasingly common problem this time of year
 6 years ago: “Road food (travel day)”
 7 years ago: “Death…”
 8 years ago: “It’s been a wet summer…”
 9 years ago: “Learning to ‘cope cut’ a joint”
10 years ago: “Damselfly”
11 years ago: “My first ‘?’”
12 years ago: “‘Chlorochlamys phyllinaria’ (Geometridae)” Huh-ha!!! Today’s post, too!
13 years ago: “Finally!”

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Rick Schies]

Is this one of the more common ones