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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Carpenter and Leopard Moths (Cossidae) » Cossinae » Prionoxystus » Carpenterworm Moth - Hodges#2693 (Prionoxystus robiniae)
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Tiger moth? - Prionoxystus robiniae - female
Copyright © 2010 bdedo

Tiger moth? - Prionoxystus robiniae - Female
Delcambre, Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 6, 2010
has some features of a silver spotted tiger moth, but pattern is not regular.
looking for some help!
Thanks,
b

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Tiger moth? - Prionoxystus robiniae - female Tiger moth? - Prionoxystus robiniae - female Tiger moth? - Prionoxystus robiniae - female
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Contributed by bdedo on 8 April, 2010 - 11:42pm
Last updated 30 May, 2019 - 4:25pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ron M., 9 April, 2010 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

Yes
This is a female Prionoxystus robiniae.
… Chris Grinter, 9 April, 2010 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

hmm
might be a Carpenterworm moth
… Ray Simpson, 8 April, 2010 - 11:53pm login or register to post comments

 
dead ON!
looks about right to me. and as it says on guide page, "mistook for sphinx moth" which is what my 13 y/o commented after he found it!
THANKS!
b
… bdedo, 9 April, 2010 - 6:26am login or register to post comments

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