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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Parasa » Smaller Parasa - Hodges#4698 (Parasa chloris)
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Spiny Oak-Slug Moth (possibly?) - Parasa chloris - male
Copyright © 2015 Marian Moore Lewis

Spiny Oak-Slug Moth (possibly?) - Parasa chloris - Male
Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama, USA
July 15, 2015
Size: about 0.75 inch
Moth is approximately 0.5 to 0.75 inch. Lime green fur extends over the head, thorax and curves in an arc over the wing when moth is sitting with wings folded. Found on a shady screen facing north side of deck in Owens Cross Roads (Huntsville), AL on 7/15/15 at approximately 2:30 PM the day after big thunderstorm. Conditions:temp 95F, slight breeze, sunny. I think this is a Spiny Oak-Slug Moth (Euclea delphinii) but my photo does not exactly match the one described in BugGuide photos which are mostly brown with large, lime-green patch on the wings. http://bugguide.net/node/view/55856. Is the moth a different species?
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Contributed by Marian Moore Lewis on 15 July, 2015 - 5:28pm
Last updated 12 May, 2022 - 12:54pm

Moved
Moved from Parasa.

Male
… Bob Biagi, 12 May, 2022 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Slug Caterpillar Moths.
… A. Hendrickson, 24 July, 2015 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I agree with John and Jane.
… A. Hendrickson, 24 July, 2015 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Looks rather to be Parasa
… john and jane balaban, 15 July, 2015 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

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