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Unknown tiger moth - Apantesis parthenice
Copyright © 2017 John Morgan

Unknown tiger moth - Apantesis parthenice
Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
September 29, 2017
Size: 2.5 cm WS closed x 3 cm L
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Unknown tiger moth - Apantesis parthenice Unknown tiger moth - Apantesis parthenice
Contributed by John Morgan on 1 October, 2017 - 11:25am
Last updated 3 October, 2017 - 5:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Bob Biagi, 3 October, 2017 - 5:31pm

2 different individuals
The other Moth that you filmed has different lines on the wings.
See here:
… Bob Biagi, 3 October, 2017 - 5:21pm

 
Grammia parthenice
Thanks Bob. I thought it was the same moth. But I do see the wings are different.
… John Morgan, 3 October, 2017 - 11:18pm

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