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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 22, 2007

This moth stayed on this Dahlia for a long time.
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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 22, 2007

Undeterred by other visitors.

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 22, 2007

It was very hungry.
Any idea what it is?
(Shot with my new camera.)
Andy P

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 22, 2007

Wow, great shot......looks like one of the Tiger Moths.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Sep 23, 2007

Probably genus Grammia, maybe G. doris, #8198... or thereabouts

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/Live/Living42.7F.shtml

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/JV/Arctiids/150/JV8185-150-20%2520Grammia%2520blakei.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/42/West42b.shtml&h=184&w=150&sz=14&hl=en&start=7&sig2=_tg1zTHuOlu1GO7GI4n9vw&um=1&tbnid=bCoa7UeB-1HJFM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=83&ei=Tqn1Ro7OL5SMeO7wkJUO&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgrammia%2Bdoris%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

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Sarahskeeper Brockton, MA(Zone 6a) Sep 23, 2007

Thanks Fly Girl & Claypa. I spent quite some time on BugGuide looking at the Tigers without an acceptable match. The doris looks close but I'm not sure, the pattern on the wings and head are off a bit.
I know moths are hard to pin down. I'd be satisfied calling it a Tiger moth if we can be reasonably sure of that.
Andy P

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