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Orange and Black moth on milkweed - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Copyright © 2012 Tim Turner

Orange and Black moth on milkweed - Eichlinia cucurbitae
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
July 8, 2012
Photographed on flower panicle of Common Milkweed.

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Contributed by Tim Turner on 20 August, 2012 - 9:00pm

Looks like the Squash Vine Borer


Hold on to see if others agree.

EDIT: I guess they do. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 August, 2012 - 9:12pm

 
Thank you
for the ID Ken. I suspected as much, but wanted to confirm (and since I didn't know, I let this one go free).
… Tim Turner, 21 August, 2012 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… tom murray, 20 August, 2012 - 9:12pm

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