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Syntomeida melanthus
I think it is a moth in pretty bad shape but you can still see the bright blue and orange color of the body.
In a creek in an oak forest.
Thank you Charrey Mae, but it was Bayucca who ID this spotting, He deserves the credit.
Mine might be a Yellow-banded Wasp Moth... Thank God for your spotting I finally got a name for mine.. :-)
Do you think they are the same creature? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/102...
Fits perfectly with Syntomeida melanthus, besides the longer white stripe at the forewing. If you look carefully you might see some differences in the inensity in the middle of the stripe. There should be an interruption for being the perfect Melanthus. Might be an artefact or a color variation. I can't judge this variation however.
Spotted on Apr 29, 2012
Submitted on May 2, 2012
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