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Stumped - Nemoria elfa - male
Copyright © 2019 Stuart J. Marcus

Stumped - Nemoria elfa - Male
Trinity River Refuge HQ building, Liberty County, Texas, USA
November 20, 2019
Can't find this guy.
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Contributed by Stuart J. Marcus on 25 November, 2019 - 4:40pm
Last updated 10 December, 2019 - 5:03pm

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… Bob Biagi, 10 December, 2019 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

Male
Wow, that is an awesome view of his antennae! What do you think about this multicolored Emerald Moth? (winter coloration)
Nemoria elfa:
… Bob Biagi, 9 December, 2019 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Bob
I kept thinking it was a crambid, but you got it. I should have touched it but it probably would have flown off. Never seen one pose like this before.
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