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2693 - Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae - male
Copyright © 2008 Michel Kleinbaum

2693 - Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae - Male
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA
July 5, 2008
Size: 30mm approx.
with such a pattern I thought it would be an easy ID, but no luck.

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2693 - Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae - male 2693 - Carpenterworm Moth - Prionoxystus robiniae - male
Contributed by Michel Kleinbaum on 5 July, 2008 - 3:45pm
Last updated 25 August, 2009 - 2:00pm

Try...
Prionoxystus...it looks like a pretty good match.
… Nick Fensler, 5 July, 2008 - 4:01pm

 
unidentified moth
Yes, it sure does, thanks. I took another pic in early AM that looks grayer.
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 5 July, 2008 - 4:24pm

 
A very beautiful one!
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… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 20 July, 2008 - 4:25pm

 
A very beautiful one!
Thank you
Michel Kleinbaum
… Michel Kleinbaum, 26 July, 2008 - 1:08pm

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