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Fire-flag Plume Moth - Hodges#6090.1 (Sphenarches anisodactylus)
Photo#736454
Copyright © 2013
William Donald Newton
Sphenarches anisodactylus - Hodges#6090.1? -
Sphenarches anisodactylus
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
October 17, 2012
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Contributed by
William Donald Newton
on 9 January, 2013 - 7:55pm
Last updated 19 November, 2023 - 11:21am
Moved
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Timothy Reichard
, 19 November, 2023 - 11:21am
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Aaron Hunt
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 11 January, 2013 - 5:10pm
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You've got to be kidding ...
I gave up on these suckers a long time ago :)
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 10 January, 2013 - 6:42am
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Huh?
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William Donald Newton
, 10 January, 2013 - 7:21am
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Plume Moths
I find plume moths difficult to ID. When I found this
plume
, I just knew it had to be unique. Wrong! There were three others that looked exactly alike to me. Hence, I don't even bother to photograph anymore. I'm thinking Covell listed only two plumes for good reason :}
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 10 January, 2013 - 7:40am
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Tho't it would be easy with moths butterflies.
Learned the hard way that is not so, except for the obvious ones. So much to learn and discover.
Carry on, lad.
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William Donald Newton
, 10 January, 2013 - 7:48am
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