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Need ID help with this plump, furry moth.  It reminded me of a bee!  Thanks.  :D - Phobetron pithecium - female

Need ID help with this plump, furry moth. It reminded me of a bee! Thanks. :D - Phobetron pithecium - Female
Anahuac, Chambers County, Texas, USA
July 22, 2019
Size: Medium
New at moth cloth last night. Really high energy moth. It buzzed around like a bee. At first I thought it was a beetle or bee because it was so plump and roundish - and hairy! Second photo is in "flight" as it climbs back up the cloth for like the 100th time.

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Need ID help with this plump, furry moth.  It reminded me of a bee!  Thanks.  :D - Phobetron pithecium - female Need ID help with this plump, furry moth.  It reminded me of a bee!  Thanks.  :D - Phobetron pithecium - female

Female
Beauty!

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