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Exclamation points!! - Homaledra heptathalama

Vero Beach, Indian River County, Florida, USA
May 25, 2006
Size: 1cm

Contributed by Sean McCann on 25 May, 2006 - 2:36pm
Last updated 26 May, 2006 - 9:54pm

Wowzah!! Great Photo of...

... 1421 - Homaledra heptathalama. We simply HAVE to call this the Exclamation Moth!

… Bob Patterson, 25 May, 2006 - 6:48pm

I agree - a great name

for this moth, and has a lot more flair than Palm Leaf Housemaker, which can be used for the larva.
Image moved to new species page.

… Robin McLeod, 26 May, 2006 - 10:04pm

An attempt

Consider this a preliminary ID until a real moth person chimes in, but on plate 61 of Covell's "Eastern Moths" there is a Coleophorid moth, Homaledra heptathalama, which looks like a good match.

… Cliff Bernzweig, 25 May, 2006 - 4:58pm

looks good

also see photo of pinned specimen by Jim Vargo at MPG

… Robin McLeod, 25 May, 2006 - 6:40pm

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Thanks for the ID work!
!!
-Sean McCann

triatoma.blogspot.com

… Sean McCann, 25 May, 2006 - 6:53pm

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