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Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth - Macaria pustularia - male
Copyright © 2010 theexileinny

Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth - Macaria pustularia - Male
Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
July 2, 2010
Size: approx 20mm
Small white 'butterfly' seen early evening on (not feeding on) a large flower petal. It stayed there for some time. Back of wings appeared plain white as far as I could see.
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Contributed by theexileinny on 3 July, 2010 - 9:43pm
Last updated 4 July, 2010 - 6:13am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Nina, 4 July, 2010 - 12:15am login or register to post comments

Geometrid Moth
It's a male geometrid moth, possibly a Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth - Hodges #6273
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 3 July, 2010 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Robert
I should have listened to my six year-old daughter who said it was a moth!
… theexileinny, 3 July, 2010 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

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