Delicate Cycnia (Cycnia tenera)

Cycnia tenera - Delicate Cycnia

Delicate Cycnia, also known as the Dogbane Tiger Moth, is an attractive smallish white moth with a distinctive creamy-yellow head and leading edge of the forewings.

Orange Co., NC 5/26/07.

Cycnia tenera - Delicate Cycnia

Durham Co., NC 8/10/08.

Cycnia tenera - Delicate Cycnia

Orange Co., NC 8/24/08.

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