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resting moth - Scoliopteryx libatrix
Copyright © 2010 ecothinker

resting moth - Scoliopteryx libatrix
Oakland Twp, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
May 4, 2010
Size: 30 mm long
moth resting under eaves; 4 PM; head has 'horns'; antennae insignificant
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Contributed by ecothinker on 4 May, 2010 - 6:16pm
Last updated 28 May, 2010 - 11:45am

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 May, 2010 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

Not an ID, but
it looks a bit like The Herald - Hodges#8555 - Scoliopteryx libatrix.



Let's see if anyone else agrees.

Incidentally, the antennae look normal to me. They're stretched out to the back, over the moth's wings.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 May, 2010 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Not an ID
I would agree that it looks very much like your photo-but your colors are much brighter. The head is what really gets me.
… ecothinker, 4 May, 2010 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Some are brighter than others...
See the photos here. As for the head, I agree that it looks a bit odd, but I suspect that's just a function of the camera angle, (or maybe the moth was looking down at the time it was photographed).

I could be wrong, of course, so let's see what others have to say.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 May, 2010 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
#8555, the Herald... from what I understand there are no similar species (atleast as far as the Nearctic fauna is concerned).
… Chris Mallory, 4 May, 2010 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

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