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SLMC Austin, TX Jul 18, 2008

I noticed this guy on a plumeria leaf in Austin, TX. Small, about half an inch across... I've never seen it before or since. Any ideas?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 19, 2008

It looks like this Southern Purple Mint Moth, Pyrausta laticlavia. Look at #5070 here:

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/Live/Living25.1F.shtml

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SLMC Austin, TX Jul 22, 2008

Solved. Not really purple, which was throwing off my search.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 22, 2008

Yes, I wondered about that too..

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