Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 729779

Primrose Moth
Schinia florida

Observation date: July 22, 2012
Submitted by: seamudbug
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Dormant on butterfly bush at edge of pine-oak woods and under maple trees on a hot sunny afternoon. Has similar but not identical markings of the Rosy Maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, but all photos of D. rubicunda have two bands of pink, not one wide band.
Status: Resident
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: September 11, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.