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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanoidea) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanidae) » Hooktip Moths (Drepaninae) » Drepana » Arched Hooktip - Hodges#6251 (Drepana arcuata)
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Moth 5 - Drepana arcuata
Copyright © 2011 William J Wright

Moth 5 - Drepana arcuata
Chestney Conservation Area, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
August 6, 2011

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Contributed by William J Wright on 6 August, 2011 - 12:11pm
Last updated 7 August, 2011 - 9:39am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2011 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

Arched hooktip
Drepana arcuata - Arched Hooktip - Hodges#6251
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 6 August, 2011 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Bill
… William J Wright, 6 August, 2011 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

 
That's funny
I found one yesterday too in Puyallup, WA.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2011 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

 
What was strange...
Hi Lynette, what I found strange, was that the moth never moved even when I hit the leaf it was on.
… William J Wright, 7 August, 2011 - 10:09am login or register to post comments

 
Same here
I carried the moth home on its leaf in a dog poo bag, and it never moved a bit.
… Lynette Elliott, 7 August, 2011 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

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