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Moth ID - Chytonix palliatricula
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Moth ID - Chytonix palliatricula
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
April 20, 2008
Size: ~18mm long
This moth finally emerged from a pupa I collected in early February. I posted some images of the pupa. Here is the page...http://bugguide.net/node/view/168422

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Pupa - Chytonix palliatricula Pupa - Chytonix palliatricula Moth ID - Chytonix palliatricula
Contributed by Scott Justis on 20 April, 2008 - 6:54pm
Last updated 26 April, 2008 - 8:33am

ID
Maybe Chytonix palliatricula (Cloaked Marvel), MONA 9556.
… John Davis, 20 April, 2008 - 7:31pm

 
It sure looks...
like the right ID to me! I can move the pupa as well.

Thanks!
… Scott Justis, 20 April, 2008 - 7:36pm

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