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Fuzzy moth resting on dead leaf - Chloridea virescens
Copyright © 2011 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

Fuzzy moth resting on dead leaf - Chloridea virescens
Escondido, California, San Diego County, California, USA
September 15, 2011
This moth was resting one evening on a leaf of a dead branch on the ground. I suspect it's Heliothis. I don't know what the liquid is behind it. There wasn't any more nearby.

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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 18 September, 2011 - 11:48am
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 1:53pm

Heliothis virescens - Hodges #11071
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… Maury J. Heiman, 2 October, 2011 - 1:19pm

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If I saw it in my backyard, I'd lean towards a Tobacco Budworm Moth - Hodges #11071. A Three-lined Flower Moth looks similar, except the colors are reversed. Someone more familiar with western fauna, will be able to take it home.

Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 2 October, 2011 - 12:45pm

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