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Leaf-footed bug mimic moth - Galasa nigrinodis
Copyright © 2014 Chip Krilowicz

Leaf-footed bug mimic moth - Galasa nigrinodis
Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
July 16, 2014
Size: 10 mm
Leaf-footed bug mimic moth?
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Contributed by Chip Krilowicz on 16 July, 2014 - 9:57am
Last updated 19 August, 2014 - 9:31pm

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… Maury J. Heiman, 19 August, 2014 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

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Thank you all for your help.
Thank you all for your help. It came to my yard light last night.
… Chip Krilowicz, 16 July, 2014 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Boxwood Leaftier Galasa nigr
Boxwood Leaftier Galasa nigrinodis a member of the assorted pyralid group galleriinae

I've seen literature that says it only feeds on boxwood but have seen this moth during surveys of deep naturalized non-suburban area
… Blaine Rothauser, 16 July, 2014 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

Boxwood Leaftier
Hi Chip,

This is a Boxwood Leaftier Moth (Galasa nigrinodis, Hodges #5552).
… Jennifer W. Hanson, 16 July, 2014 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

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