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Moth or other kind of insect?
Copyright © 2007 Patricia Hankey

Moth or other kind of insect?
Appleton, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, USA
September 7, 2007
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Contributed by Patricia Hankey on 24 July, 2008 - 3:24pm
Last updated 16 October, 2009 - 4:41pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 16 October, 2009 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

Moth
looks rather like this Celery Looper to me, but I'm no expert:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 24 July, 2008 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Celery Looper or something else?
Could this be a treehopper (ceresa diceros)? It's amazing how two different things could look so similar.
… Patricia Hankey, 25 July, 2008 - 5:44am login or register to post comments

 
I see what you mean
Here's an image of the treehopper you mention - the shape is similar



I'm confident, though, that this is a moth.

If the contributor had filled out the size field, that would leave no doubt - the moth is many times larger. : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 25 July, 2008 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
Now that you mention the size...
It's been awhile since I took this photo, but I don't remember this insect as being tiny, so I think you are on to something. Thanks for your comments.
… Patricia Hankey, 25 July, 2008 - 8:43am login or register to post comments

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