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Squash Vine Borer Moth

Melittia cucurbitae

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ScottRasmussen
ScottRasmussen a year ago
Squash Vine Borer Moth
Melittia cucurbitae Species Melittia cucurbitae - Squash Vine Borer - Hodges#2536 - BugGuide.Net

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Jakubko
Jakubko a year ago

Please add to and join mission:

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin a year ago

Really good picture for Identification.

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dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

Never seen one of these before. It looks like it's wearing a shiny cape split in two.

TracyL
TracyL a year ago

thankyou!! ScottRasmussen

TracyL
TracyL a year ago

I dont think this is a hornet moth?

monkey-mind and nana-puppet
monkey-mind and nana-puppet a year ago

hmmm - I know it doesn´t look that similar - but it may be the similar family: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/659...

TracyL
TracyL a year ago

it was close to an inch in height

monkey-mind and nana-puppet
monkey-mind and nana-puppet a year ago

looks like some kind of moth... how big was it? hornet moth?

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Spotted by TracyL

North Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Lat: 42.70, Long: -73.11

Spotted on Jul 8, 2011
Submitted on Jul 12, 2011

Spotted for mission

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