Plume moth on Asclepias syriaca - Grape Plume? - Geina periscelidactylus

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Plume moth on Asclepias syriaca - Grape Plume? - Geina periscelidactylus

Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 5, 2018

Only got the one shot before it took off. Sorry, but does anyone want to make a guess? I found this cat earlier in the season, which I believe is a Grape Plume Moth caterpillar (Geina periscelidactylus): https://bugguide.net/node/view/1528045 . Could this be the resulting adult? Thanks! (Terrible pic. Just hoping to narrow down to genus at least).

Contributed by Maggie Furtak on 5 July, 2018 - 8:07am
Last updated 5 July, 2018 - 2:35pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Maggie Furtak, 5 July, 2018 - 2:35pm

There are practically no MA d

There are practically no MA data points for this species, so I'm going to go ahead and put this here for posterity. I'll keep my eyes out for these now that I'm sure I have them and if I get a better image I'll frass this one. If the editors want to frass this one, that's okay, but I figured a crummy shot is something anyway...

… Maggie Furtak, 5 July, 2018 - 2:37pm

Geina periscelidactylus

Your identification as Grape Plume Moth looks sound to me.

… Ken Allison, 5 July, 2018 - 9:02am

Thanks for your help!

… Maggie Furtak, 5 July, 2018 - 9:10am

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