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Master of Camouflage - Schizura ipomoeae
Copyright © 2007 StevenBren

Master of Camouflage - Schizura ipomoeae
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
June 21, 2007
Size: 1 1/2"
I know this guy turns into a drab moth, but since my gray cells are dying like Lemmings, I can't remember which one. A red...something? Found on Bottlebrush Buckeye, which is where I found the first one I saw some ten years ago.
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Contributed by StevenBren on 21 June, 2007 - 8:32pm
Last updated 4 August, 2007 - 8:12am

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… john and jane balaban, 4 August, 2007 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 27 July, 2007 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

Definitely Schizura sp. -
there are two that look like this, S. unicornis and S. ipomoeae. I'm going to go for the second, based on the head stripes and distinctly humped A5 (fifth abdominal segment) listed as identifiers in Wagner (1), p. 314.

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Nice shot!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 21 June, 2007 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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