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Orange-patched Smoky Moth

Small black and orange moth

Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth Lycomorpha pholus
Orange-patched Smoky Moth Pyromorpha dimidiata
Sourland Mountain Preserve, Somerset County, New Jersey, 2007-06-17

Sorry about the initial mis-ID. The Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth and the Orange-patched Smoky Moth look quite similar. Both are presumed to be mimicking the Banded Netwing Beetle Calopteron reticulatum.

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