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Orange and silver moth - Embola ionis
Copyright © 2013 Yurika Alexander

Orange and silver moth - Embola ionis
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
August 20, 2013
Size: 7mm?
Sorry for the poor quality... Found on white snakeroot leaf.
Embola ionis? I have their host plant Mirabilis nyctaginea in same area in my yard...

[Edit] First image from New Jersey.
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Contributed by Yurika Alexander on 20 August, 2013 - 5:21pm
Last updated 30 November, 2018 - 4:07pm

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We were also thinking Embola
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