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Pink Moth - Hyparpax aurora
Copyright © 2010 Necturus

Pink Moth - Hyparpax aurora
Perdido WMA, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
April 1, 2008
Doesn't really seem to match Schinia florida, Hyparpax aurora or Dryocampa. If I had to guess, it looks most like Dryocampa.
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Contributed by Necturus on 16 November, 2010 - 7:58pm
Last updated 9 January, 2011 - 9:46am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 9 January, 2011 - 1:31am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John R. Maxwell, 5 December, 2010 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

How about Hyparpax venus
MPG
… john and jane balaban, 16 November, 2010 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Looking at it more it could b
Looking at it more it could be a really faded Hyparpax. I'm not familiar with H. venus, they don't have it on this site either.
… Necturus, 16 November, 2010 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
But apparently there are several
other species of Hyparpax. We'll be watching to see what happens with this one. Nice find!
… john and jane balaban, 16 November, 2010 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

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