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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 15, 2010

A plain but pretty iridescent gray item about an inch long feeding on sedum flowers.
Andy P

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 15, 2010

Another shot.
Any ideas?
Thanks

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 15, 2010

This appears to be a yellow-collared scape moth, Cisseps fulvicollis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae; subfamily Arctiinae) - see http://tinyurl.com/35spbv7 for an image. A very similar appearing species in the same subfamily is the Virginia ctenucha, Ctenucha virginica - see http://tinyurl.com/24eflv7 for an image.

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 15, 2010

Thanks Again, Suunto.
Andy P

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