Schinia thoreaui – Thoreau’s Flower Moth

Hodges # 11141

Caterpillar food:  Giant Ragweed  (Hardwick)

Similar to S. gracilenta, but the AM line of S. thoreaui is deeply curved into the median space, and both the AM and PM lines are much less smooth than those of S. gracilenta.  (Hardwick)

7/19/2012

 

7/19/2012

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