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Black & red moth i.d. please - Calopteron reticulatum
Copyright © 2005 Michelle Martin

Black & red moth i.d. please - Calopteron reticulatum
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Size: about one inch long
this moth was on an invasive vine growing on an oak tree.
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Contributed by Michelle Martin on 1 August, 2005 - 2:54pm
Last updated 1 August, 2005 - 4:26pm

I think this is actually a beetle...
It looks like a net-winged beetle in the genus Calopteron.

For example, see
… Joe Schuller, 1 August, 2005 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much for the i
Thank you very much for the id, Joe. I guess it's a beetle then. I appreciate you help!
… Michelle Martin, 1 August, 2005 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Easy mistake to make.
There is a moth that mimics these beetles. See: beetle mimic. It is not surprising that we confuse them.
… Beatriz Moisset, 1 August, 2005 - 6:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh wow, that is really neat.
Oh wow, that is really neat. I kept passing thru photos, actually, 103 pages on this site and couldn't find the match. But that one you showed me sure did make me look twice! Thanks for the info, Beatriz!
… Michelle Martin, 1 August, 2005 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

 
moved to guidepage
Great image!
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2005 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you very much, John and
Thank you very much, John and Jane!! I used my super macro on this one. Fun to take their pictures!
… Michelle Martin, 1 August, 2005 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

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