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Corn earworm moth

Helicoverpa zea

Description:

Spotted about 4PM at Gussie Field Watterworth Park in Farmers Branch, TX.

6 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

:) I'm still trying to get to grips with all the skippers too!

Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Belle 12 years ago

Thanks for the tip! There were so many skippers out that day that I just assumed this must be one also. Thanks again and hope you have a great day!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

You are welcome! Some of the day flying moths do look a lot like skippers but you can tell the difference by looking at their antennae - all butterflies have 'clubs' (a thickening) at the end, moths don't have this. Nice photo by the way - I love his little green eye!

Louisiana Belle
Louisiana Belle 12 years ago

Thank you so much for the ID help!!! I sincerely appreciate it. :)

textless
textless 12 years ago

How cool! Its wings have a skipperlike shape even though it's a moth. Great face, too.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

It's not a skipper but a species of day-flying moth!

Louisiana Belle
Spotted by
Louisiana Belle

Dallas, Texas, USA

Spotted on Oct 1, 2011
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011

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