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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) » Leaf Skeletonizer Moths (Zygaenidae) » Procridinae » Harrisina » Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer - Hodges#4623 (Harrisina metallica)
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Deep blue.. moth? - Harrisina metallica
Copyright © 2009 Ben Gillock

Deep blue.. moth? - Harrisina metallica
Montezuma, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
June 12, 2009
Size: smallish
Crawling around on a perky sue - I would love to know what this one is...
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Contributed by Ben Gillock on 5 August, 2009 - 10:31pm
Last updated 12 October, 2011 - 3:52am

Moved
Moved from Grapeleaf Skeletonizer.
… Jason D. Roberts, 12 October, 2011 - 3:52am login or register to post comments

Based on location,
this is almost certainly H. metallica, and not H. americana.
… David J. Ferguson, 11 October, 2011 - 11:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
You are correct sir. That's my fault for not paying attention to location during one of my 'image moving sprees.' Thanks for catching it.
… Jason D. Roberts, 12 October, 2011 - 3:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jason D. Roberts, 8 August, 2009 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Looks like...
a Grapeleaf Skeletonizer.

Though, 5cm seems a bit too large.
… Keith Roragen, 6 August, 2009 - 5:41am login or register to post comments

 
size
lord knows that my post facto size estimate is probably not spot on.
thanks a ton!
… Ben Gillock, 6 August, 2009 - 8:58am login or register to post comments

Not certain
but maybe a grapeleaf skeletonizer.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 6 August, 2009 - 5:41am login or register to post comments

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