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Sooty-winged chalcoela - Chalcoela iphitalis
Approximately 10 mm long. Pale orange forewings with large, silvery patch covering most of the median and subterminal areas. Hindwings have a row of black and silver dots along the terminal lines.
Spotted on the side of a shed in a rural area.
''Chalcoela iphitalis'', the sooty-winged chalcoela, is a moth species of the family Crambidae that occurs throughout North America. They are seen as far south as California and South Carolina and as north as Ontario. Adults can be seen from May to August. The head, body and front portion of the forewings are yellow-orange while the hindwing and back portion of the forewings are grey and silver. The back edge of the hindwing has black spots. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859.
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