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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Jul 07, 2008

It is about an inch long and was hanging upside down working on chickweed flowers. The underside is a striking blue and there is orange on the head. Does anyone know what it is?

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Jul 07, 2008

Another view...

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Jul 07, 2008

One more view...

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LEO88 Big Rapids, MI(Zone 4b) Jul 07, 2008

one of my favorites... a Ctenuchid Moth [the "C" is silent].... this is Ctenucha virginica
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/ctenmoth.html

BTW... this species is a DAYTIME moth.

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LEO88 Big Rapids, MI(Zone 4b) Jul 07, 2008

I had to do a followup post on the Ctenuchid moth.... this is a really cool photo....
http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/30715253

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jul 07, 2008

I agree, it is Ctenucha virginica. We have a page for it in BugFiles here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1374/
and would be pleased if you would add your images,

Kennedy

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) Jul 07, 2008

Thanks for the ID, Leo and Kennedy...and thanks for asking me to add my images to the page. I just did.

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