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Desmia Moth

Desmia sp.

Description:

Pretty little moth, sort of coppery w/ white spots on wings. Held the tip of its abdomen up & raised it higher as it perceived potential threat.

Habitat:

Flew in2 a rural home, attracted 2 light inside.

Notes:

Little guy's lucky I found him b4 the cats did!

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2 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful! Desmia sp.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Wasp moth..?

SusanAltenhein
Spotted by
SusanAltenhein

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 24, 2011
Submitted on Jul 24, 2011

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