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Moth ( ?) with Yellow Shoulders - Pyromorpha dimidiata
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Moth ( ?) with Yellow Shoulders - Pyromorpha dimidiata
Zirconia, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
May 9, 2025
Size: 23 mm ~
It was very still so It may have just emerged from the pupa.
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Contributed by SCgirl on 9 May, 2025 - 9:00pm
Last updated 9 May, 2025 - 10:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. For future moth and butterfly reports, please remember to check the 'adult' box. I have gone ahead and done that for you this time.
… Steve Morris, 9 May, 2025 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thankyou Steve!
We have never seen this moth before, and it’s good news for our area! We have just recently started leaving the Fall leaves in place to over-winter, to promote more insects habitats.
… SCgirl, 10 May, 2025 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

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