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Parapoynx allionealis - Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Parapoynx allionealis
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Parapoynx allionealis - Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Parapoynx allionealis
Drummond Island, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
June 27, 2009
One of my earliest pictures of insects. I have no other pictures of this species of moth.

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Parapoynx allionealis - Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Parapoynx allionealis Parapoynx allionealis - Watermilfoil Leafcutter Moth - Parapoynx allionealis
Contributed by Bill Lucas on 19 January, 2015 - 3:36pm
Last updated 30 June, 2017 - 9:22pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Marcia Morris, 20 January, 2015 - 8:28am

Parapoynx
I believe this is a Watermilfoil Leafcutter - Hodges#4764 (Parapoynx allionealis)


The dark spots on the wings etc seem to match most with this species.
… nancy dowd, 20 January, 2015 - 5:06am

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