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Ctenucha virginica
Medium-sized, diurnal moth. Metallic blue body marked with red as shown. Wings black with blue sheen.
Found this one on a hot day on the underside of a milkweed leaf next to a small artificial pond. Surrounding habitat was weedy, with grasses, cottonwood trees, scattered elm trees.
This species supposedly does not occur in the western U.S.
Spotted on Jun 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013
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