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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ermine Moths and kin (Yponomeutoidea) » Sun Moths (Heliodinidae) » Aetole
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Moth? - Aetole - male - female
Copyright © 2014 MNGuy

Moth? - Aetole - Male Female
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 15, 2014
I have no clue what this could be. Any guesses? They seem to prefer hanging out on my aster. Thanks.

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Contributed by MNGuy on 15 August, 2014 - 11:45pm
Last updated 29 November, 2018 - 8:33am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 October, 2014 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 September, 2014 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

Another guess
Aetole genus with the upright hindlegs. Probably bella species since tripunctella has orange abdomen but very similar and host plant is four o'clocks.
… Cliff Ivy, 16 August, 2014 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

Guess
Maybe this?
… Matt Edmonds, 16 August, 2014 - 2:39am login or register to post comments

Since you asked for a guess...
and that is all this is, have a look at Species Euclemensia bassettella - Kermes Scale Moth - Hodges#1467, and see if it is like the ones you see there. . Hopefully an expert can confirm for us.
… Grammazoo, 16 August, 2014 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

 
Genus Aetole
Mea culpa! Another genus not listed in my moth book (those hindlegs did worry me, but I thought it may be just a mating position) - thank goodness for the expert advice.
… Grammazoo, 16 August, 2014 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for all the input, fol
Thanks for all the input, folks.

These moths always have their hind legs up when I see then, even when they're not mating. I've been stalking them for a month in my garden, and they always look like this. Only in the last two days have I seen any mating behavior.
… MNGuy, 16 August, 2014 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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