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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Phobetron » Hag Moth - Hodges#4677 (Phobetron pithecium)
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Phobetron pithecium J.E. Smith - Phobetron pithecium - male
Copyright © 2015 Glenn A. Salsbury

Phobetron pithecium J.E. Smith - Phobetron pithecium - Male
2 miles west of Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas, USA
July 16, 2015
Size: Wingspan 22.0 mm
Taken in a uv light trap.

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Phobetron pithecium J.E. Smith - Phobetron pithecium - male Phobetron pithecium J.E. Smith - Phobetron pithecium - male
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Contributed by Glenn A. Salsbury on 16 July, 2015 - 11:55am
Last updated 24 February, 2020 - 7:30pm

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Male Psychid
F. Psychidae
… Kyhl Austin, 16 July, 2015 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

 
not Psychidae
I finally found a picture of a worn specimen on BugGuide. It is a hag moth, Phobetron pithecium, family Limacodidae. I also thought it was in the family Psychidae.
… Glenn A. Salsbury, 16 July, 2015 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks! Now I know.
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