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Ctenucha rubroscapus
I see several of these flying around the greenery around our viewing platform at Cape Meares, Oregon every day we work. They just showed up about 3 weeks ago (mid-July)
Found on the coast in Northern Oregon.
Thank you two. I agree with Dan on the ID, but that's because I see them flying and sitting all the time here. I neglected to say that many of them have a lovely creamy yellow line at the bottom of the wing.
Latimeria, I really appreciate the extra info on this one. It made me do some more searching too and I now think it is Yellow-collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisseps_ful...
I'm basing this on a few things. Most of the photos I see online of Harrisina americana are with it's wings open, never/rarely with them in this spottings position. Perhaps the ones that were like were misidentified? I believe the orange patch is quite large on this one too, according to The Backyard Arthropod Project " Cisseps fulvicollis has a larger orange patch that runs straight across the thorax, while Ctenucha virginica has a smaller orange patch that kind of “drapes around the shoulders”
http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/20...
But of course I could be wrong too!
You might want to check the section under "Remarks" on this page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/447. There are three moths that are very similar, Ctenucha virginica, Cisseps fulvicollis, and Harrisina americana, and I haven't figured out how to tell them apart yet. Range might help, but I haven't figured it out based on physical characteristics.
Not to cast doubt on Dan's suggestion of course, you might know more than me about this species! Just wanted to put that information out there.
Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Aug 18, 2011
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