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Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Black wings with a faint brown stripe at the bottom and a blueish abdomen. There is an orange collar around the neck. I'm thinking this might be the Grapeleaf Skeletonizer?

Habitat:

On a moth sheet. Forest with many ponds and lakes.

Reference Links:

Cisseps fulvicollis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow-collared Scape Moth

Cisseps fulvicollis

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (4)
Jacob Gorneau
I think the moth is just distorted in the photo. Here's a better photo which looks more like yours: http://bugguide.net/node/view/799713/bgimage
AshleyT
My moth seems more elongate than the one you suggested, yours is more squarish. Does that mean anything?
Jacob Gorneau
Congratulations on your first moth spotting, too! :-D
Jacob Gorneau
Harrisina americana and Ctenucha virginica are both very similar, although H. americana is smaller, and Ctenucha virginica has a shiny bluish thorax.

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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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