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Gray scoopwing

Callizzia amorata

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

8 mm wingspan pug moth

Habitat:

Semi rural

Species ID Suggestions

Gray Scoopwing

Callizzia amorata
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
KarenL
Thanks for the ID & the great info Jacob!
Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful moth! Although this moth does appear to look like some pug moths in the subfamily Larentiinae, tribe Eupitheciini, it is actually a member of the family Uraniidae, known as swallowtail moths. Moths in the subfamily Epipleminae are known as scoopwing moths and generally lack the elaborate tails of other moths in this family.

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PublishedAugust 12, 2013

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