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Scallop Moth - Hodges#6835

Cepphis armataria

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

Day flying moth? Found on Jewel weed. Elaborate design involving many earthy colors and purplish. Something that was very strange was how it was holding it's wings at a 70 degree angle from the leaf.

Habitat:

Deciduous forest.

Species ID Suggestions

Scallop Moth

Cepphis armataria

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Jacob Gorneau
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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Iowan Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJune 26, 2014

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