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Diaphania hyalinata

Diaphania hyalinata
Kennebunk, York County, Maine, USA
September 29, 2010
Size: 3 2 cm
Came to light in the midst of a swarm of soybean loopers:

Edit, December 2013, replaced with better shot of same individual.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Coloration reminds me of a melonworm moth...
...Diaphania hyalinata. Though Bugguide has no records of it in or near Maine, butterfliesandmoths.org indicates that it occurs as far north as Quebec. See here.

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