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Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth - Acoloithus falsarius
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth - Acoloithus falsarius
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
August 7, 2006
Size: 14 mm wingspan
I've seen this one several times before in the summer, always very flighty and hard to photograph well. This one was taking nectar on dwarf sumac, Rhus copallina. Size estimated--length about 6 mm, giving an estimated wingspan of about 14 mm or so. Appears to be a mimic of lycid beetles, etc., with dark body and orange near the head.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 8 August, 2006 - 2:43pm
Last updated 8 August, 2006 - 4:02pm

Suggests to Me 4629 -- Clemens' False Skeletonizer Moth...
... Acoloithus falsarius. The yellow/orange "collar" does not completely encircle the neck. There is a break in at at the dorsal midline. Specimens that I have actually measured had a wingspan of 15mm (mating pair were the same size). But my eye tells me they can be smaller. Pretty common at lights in my yard in Maryland, but I also see them on vegetation in daylight.
… Bob Patterson, 8 August, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Sounds good
The length was about 6 mm (estimated), giving a wingspan of about 12 mm or so--15 mm sounds good. I've seen this several times--apparently pretty common.

Thanks.
… Cotinis, 8 August, 2006 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

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