A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2017).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/17/2014).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/29/2015).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2018).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015).

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/25/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/22/2013).

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Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 406476 - Psn: 55)

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/10/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1096969 - Psn: 55)

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/10/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 436329 - Psn: 76)

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1266428 - Psn: 88)

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A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/18/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Talbot Co., Maryland (6/17/2014). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/22/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/25/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/22/2013). View Record Details Media by Bill Keim.

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/4/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/10/2023). (c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Cheryl Stinchcomb via iNaturalist.

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/5/2015). (c) scottyastro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (5/30/2025). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Source: Wikipedia

Tarache terminimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Tarache
Species:	T. terminimaculata
Binomial name
*Tarache terminimaculata* Grote, 1873

Tarache terminimaculata, the curve-lined bird-dropping moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths).^[1]^[2] The species was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.^[3] It is found in North America.^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Tarache terminimaculata is 9145.^[4]^[5]

References

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^ "Tarache terminimaculata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
^ ^a ^b "Tarache terminimaculata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
^ "Tarache terminimaculata Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
^ "Tarache terminimaculata, Curve-lined Bird-dropping Moth - Hodges#9145". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.