Proteoteras moffatiana - Gray-flanked Proteoteras

Proteoteras moffatiana - Gray-flanked Proteoteras

This little green-gray tortricid moth is also called Maple Shoot Borer. Caterpillars feed inside the buds of Sugar Maple and other maples.

Watauga Co., NC 7/2/12

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