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Clearwing Moth - Hornet Moth? - Penstemonia
Copyright © 2005 Brian Malow

Clearwing Moth - Hornet Moth? - Penstemonia
Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco, California, USA
June 18, 2005
Size: approx. 1"
Contributed by Brian Malow on 21 June, 2005 - 4:50am
Last updated 28 December, 2007 - 6:41pm

Moved
Moved from Hornet Clearwing.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2007 - 6:41pm

richard gillmore:This moth is
richard gillmore:This moth is not Paranthrene simulans. I believe it is Penstemonia clarkei.
… richard m. gillmore, 4 September, 2005 - 7:15am

 
identification of moth
I agree that this moth should be moved from P. simulans to a Penstemonia sp. It has been mis-identified.
… William H. Taft, 26 December, 2007 - 8:17pm

It looks like it
chek out this page and see if that is it ..
http://www.muenster.org/hornissenschutz/hornet_moth.htm

Marion
… Marion Cronen, 21 June, 2005 - 2:19pm

 
the tail end
the tail end of mine looks a little different from that one. otherwise, it's pretty similar.
… Brian Malow, 21 June, 2005 - 2:31pm

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