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Peacock Brenthia - Hodges#2627 (Brenthia pavonacella)
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Copyright © 2020
Larry Reis
blue-eyed moth -
Brenthia pavonacella
Lower Dam, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 25, 2019
Size: ~7 mm
Here's a better look at those blue "eyes".
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Contributed by
Larry Reis
on 14 February, 2020 - 9:46am
Last updated 14 February, 2020 - 10:55am
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 14 February, 2020 - 10:55am
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Brenthia pavonacella
Thanks for putting this moth in its proper place for me, Ken!
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Larry Reis
, 14 February, 2020 - 11:24am
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Brenthia pavonacella.
Brenthia pavonacella.
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jim sogaard
, 14 February, 2020 - 10:27am
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Brenthia pavonacella
Thanks so much for identifying this peacock Brenthia for me Jim! I would have never found it on my own, as it was not in my Peterson Field Guide to Moths.
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Larry Reis
, 14 February, 2020 - 11:23am
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