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Orange Wing Moth - Mellilla xanthometata - male
Copyright © 2011 Jon Rapp

Orange Wing Moth - Mellilla xanthometata - Male
Columbia / Capen Park, Boone County, Missouri, USA
August 21, 2011
Size: maybe 15 mm
Found & photographed at Capen Park Blacklighting in Columbia, Missouri. Got help from Lee Elliott who sez it may be this little Orange Wing. Whadya think? And if so, probably male?
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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 23 August, 2011 - 4:34pm
Last updated 5 September, 2011 - 8:17pm

Yes, quite variable as you can see by clicking on Images
but a good match
… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2011 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Again !
Yes I noticed the variability. I didn't see too many images with the bug in this position. I think that during the blacklighting, this one was "buzzing" on the bedsheet we had lit up.
… Jon Rapp, 5 September, 2011 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2011 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
J & J Balaban for the attention to this bug.

Please forgive, but does this mean that this ID is confirmed, you think this is the "Orange Wing" Moth Mellilla xanthometata?
… Jon Rapp, 5 September, 2011 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 28 August, 2011 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

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