Alex is right I think. See below. Thanks Alex!

Either way, it is a moth. And, moths are cool too!

Kent

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On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Grkovich, Alex <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Looks to me like Spear Marked Black (moth) (Rheumaptra hastata); (unless we’re talking the same bug?)

 

Alex

 

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From: Vermont Butterfly Survey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kent McFarland
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 7:14 AM
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Subject: Re: WIld Indigo Duskywing / Grand Isle

 

Its a diurnal moth.  White-striped black (Trichodezia albovittata)

Kent

On Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Teage O'Connor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

This is probably not that big of a mystery to most on this list, but I have an ID question. I see this little guy all the time in the woods and on edges with regularity. It's usually incredibly energetic and somewhat skittish, so I haven't been able to get a good photo of it until now. If anyone could help me figure it out, that'd be great. Thanks!

 

Here's the photo.

Teage O'Connor

Naturalist Educator

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Wild Burlington Blog

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On 27 May 2015 at 16:23, David Hoag <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

A Wild Indigo Duskywing / Erynnis baptisiae
oviposited numerous times on  Crown Vetch
at the north shore of Grand Isle this morning, 5/27.
The  shore immediately above the high water mark
is densely carpeted with a mix of crown vetch and meadow rue.

D  J Hoag, Grand Isle, VT

 

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