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Black-winged Dahana - Hodges#8266 (Dahana atripennis)
Photo#8187
Copyright © 2004
Hannah Nendick-Mason
Black-winged Dahana -
Dahana atripennis
Gainesville, Florida, USA
October 21, 2004
On Ageratina. Possibly one of the Zygaenidae, by the general shape? About 12 - 15 mm.
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Contributed by
Hannah Nendick-Mason
on 24 October, 2004 - 6:28am
Last updated 3 August, 2006 - 8:39pm
Dahana
How about Black-winged Dahana,
Dahana atripennis
?
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Bob Duncan
, 24 October, 2004 - 7:05am
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Right
I think Bob's right...I photographed one of these in Georgia last month.
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Nice shot!
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Mike Boone
, 24 October, 2004 - 9:00am
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Thanks!
I did my best to browse the pictures but I was concentrating on the wrong family! Through a quick web search I just found out the larva feeds on Spanish Moss - I put a link on the info page.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 24 October, 2004 - 2:14pm
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Family
I don't know enough to guess what family I'm looking at :) ! I just start at the beginning of Covell.
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Bob Duncan
, 24 October, 2004 - 4:36pm
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Looking forward to getting a copy
- it's supposed to be back in print by the end of this year.
Used copies are going for $125 online!
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 24 October, 2004 - 7:59pm
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