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Published: 2015-06-27 07:17:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 458; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 0
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I noticed this wonderful little moth in the lawn of our backyard.This one was pretty easy to ID
It's a Chickweed Geometer - Hodges#7146 (Haematopis grataria)
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Great picture and a very beautiful moth. The ones I have seen are usually grey/brow/white.
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LOL!
Yes those are more common....
and it was the pink is that really caught my eye.
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I'm just trying to see this clearly, Jim. Are those magenta bands towards to lower side of the wings?
Amazing.
David
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I would have loved to get clearer shots, but these are particularly skittish.
LOL! I slowly crept up it more than once & just as I got it in focus, it would flutter a few feet further away.
Yes, they have a pair of magenta-pink spots and stripes.
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Thank you...
for all the 
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You're welcome!
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