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nice moth - Hypercompe scribonia
Copyright © 2009 Joe Zito

nice moth - Hypercompe scribonia
Palisades Kepler, Linn County, Iowa, USA
July 5, 2009
Size: 30 mm?
Nice, bright blue markings on abdomen. Moth was very lethargic and on the ground-on its last legs?
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Contributed by Joe Zito on 6 July, 2009 - 10:03pm
Last updated 9 November, 2009 - 10:14pm

Leopard Moth
About late summer 2007 I found a dead Leopard moth on the ground at the base of a tall pine tree at the Hawn State park in Missouri. I have it in a plastic box for viewing. The wings are closed but is could see the saphire blue abdomen under the wing.
… Christy Lonero, 6 July, 2009 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

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