Scoopwing Moths (Uraniidae > Epipleminae)

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Mostly tropical family (Uraniidae) of moths with less than 10 species (Epipleminae) in US & Canada.
Brown Scoopwing (Calledapteryx dryopterata)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

Adults crease their hindwings, creating a large gap between the forewings and hindwings.

Brown Scoopwing (Calledapteryx dryopterata)
Riverbend Park, Catawba Co., NC
3 Aug 2012

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