Possible oak clearwing moth - Paranthrene simulans

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Possible oak clearwing moth - Paranthrene simulans

Columbia, SC, Richland, SC County, South Carolina, USA
June 20, 2019
Size: Approx. 1.5 inches in len

Found on my car this morning. Size is an estimation. Similar size and appearance brought me to this identification.

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Possible oak clearwing moth - Paranthrene simulans

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Contributed by Teresa Moody on 20 June, 2019 - 12:11pm

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