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Red/orange head with shiny blue/violet body. Wings are opaque and dusty tan colored. Not sure if this is even a moth?
It was in chaparral landing on wild mustard flowers.
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Ctenuchina, Ctenucha brunnea.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/309603/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/284059