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Lycomorpha pholus
1.5", half orange, half black
temperate forest
I spotted this on the Bruce Trail in Queenston park. I've never seen one before.
You might want to submit your picture to http://www.butterfliesandmoths.orgas they don't show http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/speci... as being quite so far North
I can definitely see the wings and body have a fuzzy look. What do you think of the Lichen Moth? http://bugguide.net/node/view/7993/bgima...
I've added another photo of it very close up. I wasn't going to add it because it didn't come out nice but I think it will help with ID. I'm still not sure if this is a netwing. It doesn't appear to have shiny, rigid wings.
The first set remind me more of butterfly wings with powdery scales. I was looking at netwinged beetles and this appears to have a different head and thorax.
reminds me of the net winged beetle, are the first set of wings hard and leathery or do they have powdery scales?
1 pair of wings or two? Flies have one, most other insects have two. Looks something like a moth we have here - except mine is black with spots of bright red
Spotted on Jul 25, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011
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