Cycnia tenera – Delicate Cycnia

Family Erebidae   Hodges # 8230

Caterpillar foods:  milkweed and Indian Hemp (Apocynum cannabinum)  (Bugguide)

Adults look very similar to Cycnia collaris except that the yellow edges on the forewing go past the midpoint of the wing.  On Cycnia collaris, the yellow edges stop before the midpoint.

6/5/2018

 

6/10/2017

 

6/10/2021

 

6/10/2021

 

7/7/2013

Cycnia tenera 7-7-13 1

 

7/7/2013

Cycnia tenera 7-7-13 2

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