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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Prolimacodes » Skiff Moth - Hodges#4671 (Prolimacodes badia)
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Moth at Lights - Prolimacodes badia
Copyright © 2005 Stephen_WV

Moth at Lights - Prolimacodes badia
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
July 20, 2005
Showed up to admire the lights. An owlet moth, perhaps? Any help with ID would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 22 July, 2005 - 8:07am
Last updated 22 July, 2005 - 2:32pm

a slug caterpillar moth
Looks like a Skiff Moth but I've never seen one; apparently, they don't make it into Canada.
… Robin McLeod, 22 July, 2005 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Robin
Looks like a match to me, and I will move it over. Thanks, Robin!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 22 July, 2005 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

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