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Raspberry Crown Borer

Pennisetia marginata

Photo by ceherzog
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Field Notes

Description:

Those antennae make me think it's a wasp-mimic moth

Habitat:

In an open field with wildflowers hanging below leaves. In the mountains of western North Carolina.

Species ID Suggestions

Raspberry Crown Borer

Pennisetia marginata

Reference Link
LivanEscudero
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Comments (5)
ceherzog
Thanks Livan...I appreciate the ID

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Animals of North Carolina
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2014

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