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Waterlily Leafcutter - Hodges#4755 (Elophila obliteralis)
Photo#779198
Copyright © 2013
Robert Lord Zimlich
Waterlily Leafcutter Moth - Hodges #4755 -
Elophila obliteralis
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Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 1, 2013
Size: FWL ≈ 5.5mm
You can't realize the disparity in the size difference between the male and
female
, until you see them on the same sheet. It's hard to believe they are the same species.
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 2 June, 2013 - 3:06am
Last updated 3 June, 2013 - 7:45am
Ever see a huge Samoan guy next to a tiny Chinese woman?
Same story!
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Ron Hemberger
, 2 June, 2013 - 1:43pm
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