Unlike butterflies with narrow antennae, the Ctenucha Moth has large feathery antennae.
Two Ctenucha Moths fighting over a milkweed blossom.
01 July 2015
Ctenucha Moth
While photographing the flowering milkweed this year I noticed an abundance of dark colored moths with a yellow/orange band around its neck. This is the Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica) moth which is a day-flying moth.
Unlike butterflies with narrow antennae, the Ctenucha Moth has large feathery antennae.
Two Ctenucha Moths fighting over a milkweed blossom.
Unlike butterflies with narrow antennae, the Ctenucha Moth has large feathery antennae.
Two Ctenucha Moths fighting over a milkweed blossom.
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