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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Sep 14, 2008

I found this guy sunning on a canna leaf.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 14, 2008

Not a true moth, but a skipper (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) - note the hook-tipped antennae. This one could be a long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) that has lost its tails. Their larvae can be pests on bean plants, where they are known as bean leaf rollers. See http://www.cirrusimage.com/skipper_long_tailed.htm

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chamthy Selma, NC(Zone 7b) Sep 14, 2008

Thanks for the ID! Here's another pic- this was how I first spotted him.

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