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Mexican Tiger Moth - Hodges#8181 (Apantesis proxima)
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Copyright © 2017
Ryan Andrews
tiger moth -
Apantesis proxima
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Valley Center, San Diego County, California, USA
March 14, 2017
Size: apx. 15mm long
Flying when I took this shot. No idea how I managed to get a shot this good... thought maybe Mexican Tiger Moth but this doesn't have the pink hindwing.
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Contributed by
Ryan Andrews
on 15 March, 2017 - 11:35am
Last updated 15 March, 2017 - 10:36pm
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Bob Biagi
, 15 March, 2017 - 10:36pm
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actually might be Mexican Tiger Moth
just realized males have white hindwings
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Ryan Andrews
, 15 March, 2017 - 11:38am
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