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Virginia Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica,
44.7741, -66.0986
Field Notes
Description:
The wingspan ranges from 40–50 millimetres. The wing color varies from black to olive-brown. The body is a metallic blue-green. The head is yellow-orange, with feathery antennae. The caterpillar (about 20–25 mm) has multiple tufts of white and yellow hair. It undergoes metamorphosis in May–August.
Habitat:
Garden in Bay of Fundy, near lighthouse, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Near coast / some forest and fields with flowers.
Notes:
Because it was active during the daytime I first thought it was a butterfly until I saw the antennae. They look like antennae of a moth. Turns out it is a wasp moth.
Reference Links:
Ctenucha virginica - Wikipedia
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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
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