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Spider eating moth - Nathalis iole
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Totin

Spider eating moth - Nathalis iole
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 28, 2009
Trying to ID spider and moth (butterfly?)
Interesting - another moth of the same species hung around while his friend was being eaten, flapping furiously and crawling all over them
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Contributed by Dennis Totin on 23 August, 2009 - 1:07pm
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 10:20pm

oops, meant to move and comment at the same time -
forgot the moving part.

Moved from Butterflies (excluding skippers).
… David J. Ferguson, 29 September, 2009 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Nathalis iole pair
It is the female that got got.
… David J. Ferguson, 29 September, 2009 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 18 September, 2009 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Butterflies are dainty sulphurs
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… Skip Blanchard, 23 August, 2009 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

Butterfly is correct.
May be some sort of dogface. Butterfly mating scenario described elsewhere makes sense. Near necrophilia!
… Ron Hemberger, 23 August, 2009 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

this is prob a female and the
this is prob a female and the male wanted to mate. i saw a spider eating a male while it was paired with a female this summer..
… shotguneddie, 23 August, 2009 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

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