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DebinSC Georgetown, SC(Zone 8a) Apr 11, 2009

This little fellow was photographed on the garage door this morning. He is maybe 2" across.
Just curious "who" he is. Very pretty.
Thanks!
Deb

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 11, 2009

I think it's in the genus Dichorda, maybe Dichorda iridaria - there are some similar ones, but I don't know if they're in the east or not.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/4514/

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=7053

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DebinSC Georgetown, SC(Zone 8a) Apr 11, 2009

Aha! That's almost certanly it.
Thanks, Claypa. :)
Deb

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Malus2006 Coon Rapids, MN(Zone 4a) Apr 20, 2009

I have seen them mainly in boreal forests in Northern Minnesota - obvious different species - but still looks lovely!

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Apr 20, 2009

Reminds me of this one I photographed last year--can't tell if its got the same markings untill I see the enlarged, not the tiny preview.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Apr 20, 2009

Same one from underneath through the glass

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 20, 2009

There's a whole subfamily of these emerald moths. Yours might be this Nemoria bistriaria, the Red-fringed Emerald. There's a very similar moth in the same genus, but the dots on the wings aren't black like your moth's. It's not in BugFiles yet.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/35988

http://ourfcs.friendscentral.org/moths/Nemoria_bistriaria.htm

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Apr 21, 2009

I'm sorry I neglected to take note of its foretibia banding or lack of, LOL
Thanks for the links!

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