Does anyone know what kind of insect this is?

ElsewheresDaughter

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Tue Jul-08-08 05:06 PM
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Does anyone know what kind of insect this is?

Edited on Tue Jul-08-08 05:21 PM by ElsewheresDaughter

it is pretty but, I have never seen it in these parts before... 25 years living here at this is the first time I have ever seen one of these....and I am outdoors at least 6/7 hrs a day for 3 of the seasons in upstate NY

My son had the camera.

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intheflow

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Tue Jul-08-08 05:21 PM
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1. That's the Green Hornet's older brother, Blue Hornet.

:rofl: God, I crack myself up! :rofl:

Seriously, you might want to pm mike_c, dirct him to this thread. He's a bug expert, and has always been happy and able to identify mystery insects for me. :hi:

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Maestro

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Tue Jul-08-08 06:10 PM
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2. A type of netwing beetle?

Edited on Tue Jul-08-08 06:21 PM by Maestro

You might want to do search with that name. You've piqued my interest though. Alternately, could it be a very bright moth?

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ElsewheresDaughter

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Tue Jul-08-08 06:31 PM
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3. you're in the ball park, Maestro thanks for a starting point.... they are mostly red or orange...

Edited on Tue Jul-08-08 07:08 PM by ElsewheresDaughter

do you think it might be some type of moth?

the antenna don't like moth-ish?

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Maestro

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Tue Jul-08-08 07:09 PM
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4. I really don't know although I do know that

from time to time I get some gigantic sphyinx moths around my place. Look at moths too if the netwing beetles weren't correct. Borer beetles can be very bright too but their wings aren't like the ones in the pic.

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ElsewheresDaughter

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Tue Jul-08-08 08:08 PM
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5. AHAH! I think I found it....although the anntenna are different.......

Edited on Tue Jul-08-08 08:12 PM by ElsewheresDaughter

Ctenucha virginica - Tiger Moth

http://bugguide.net/node/view/191863

http://flickr.com/photos/rjhayphotography/522367696/

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Maestro

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Tue Jul-08-08 10:56 PM
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6. I think you did.

The antennae may not always be fully extended like that picture. Now I can go to bed. :)

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Muttocracy

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Thu Jul-10-08 11:57 PM
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7. amazing looking insect - and I don't recall seeing one in NY or anywhere for that matter! nt

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