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Grapeleaf Skeletonizer - Hodges#4624 (Harrisina americana)
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americusgardeninn
Is it a Moth? -
Harrisina americana
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
August 13, 2019
At first glance, I thought it was a wasp. But, then I saw the antennae and thought it was a moth. What is it?
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americusgardeninn
on 13 August, 2019 - 1:53pm
Last updated 13 August, 2019 - 7:19pm
Moved to Harrisina americana
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Grape Leaf Skeletonizer.
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Ken Allison
, 13 August, 2019 - 7:19pm
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Yep.
It is meant to mimic a wasp. Try looking up the Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth.
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Violet K
, 13 August, 2019 - 1:58pm
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Thank you.
It looked like a love bug from a distance and then, it looked like a wasp, but, I was pretty sure it was a mimic. Thanks.
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americusgardeninn
, 13 August, 2019 - 2:14pm
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