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... Moth? - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis - male
Copyright © 2008 Andrew Meeds

... Moth? - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis - Male
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
September 28, 2008
... What IS this? I searched 40 minutes in the guide and couldn't find ANYTHING like it... It made a sound like a helicopter when it flew. Couldn't get any remotely good shots... Moth of some kind judging by the antennae?
Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 28 September, 2008 - 9:39pm
Last updated 5 August, 2009 - 11:26am

0457 - Evergreen Bagworm Moth - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
.... and that really is a good shot of a very difficult moth. They tend to be very hyperactive around lights and eventually end up as totally clear-winged.
… Bob Patterson, 28 September, 2008 - 10:09pm

 
Oh...
So that's what the bagworms end up looking like... I thought it looked familiar... Thanks!
… Andrew Meeds, 28 September, 2008 - 10:28pm

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