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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) May 25, 2014

I came across this last year feeding on white flowering milkweed. Is it a moth? Can anyone help me out?

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) May 25, 2014

Yes, a clearwing moth, I believe.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND May 25, 2014

It's in the family Sesiidae; appears to be a well-worn squash vine borer moth that has lost many of its scales - http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Melittia-cucurbitae

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) May 26, 2014

Of course you are right Flapdoodle. And once again thank you so much for you informed help.

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