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Juniper-Twig Geometer - Patalene olyzonaria Total Wingspan: ~35 mm. Tan/orange forewings with a faint antemedial line and a bold blackish postmedial line that kinks inward before reaching the costa. The subterminal area had some black blotches. Apex is hooked.<br /> <br /> I found this moth stuck in a spider web. I was torn as to what to do because I realize spiders have to eat too, but I set this guy free. How could I resist those fantastic, pectinate antennae??<br /> <br /> **This shot shows him after I rescued him from the web.<br /> <br /> Stuck in the web:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64212/juniper-twig_geometer_-_patalene_olyzonaria.html" title="Juniper-Twig Geometer - Patalene olyzonaria"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/64212_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=R3sbLoUVFw3zQyTQNfb%2BDoSEFDw%3D" width="200" height="164" alt="Juniper-Twig Geometer - Patalene olyzonaria Total Wingspan: ~35 mm. Tan/orange forewings with a faint antemedial line and a bold blackish postmedial line that kinks inward before reaching the costa. The subterminal area had some black blotches. Apex is hooked.<br /> <br /> I found this moth stuck in a spider web. I was torn as to what to do because I realize spiders have to eat too, but I set this guy free. How could I resist those fantastic, pectinate antennae??<br /> <br /> After I rescued it from the web:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64214/juniper-twig_geometer_-_patalene_olyzonaria.html Geotagged,Patalene olyzonaria,Summer,United States,moth,patalene olyzonaria" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Juniper-Twig Geometer,Patalene olyzonaria,Summer,United States,moth,patalene olyzonaria Click/tap to enlarge

Juniper-Twig Geometer - Patalene olyzonaria

Total Wingspan: ~35 mm. Tan/orange forewings with a faint antemedial line and a bold blackish postmedial line that kinks inward before reaching the costa. The subterminal area had some black blotches. Apex is hooked.

I found this moth stuck in a spider web. I was torn as to what to do because I realize spiders have to eat too, but I set this guy free. How could I resist those fantastic, pectinate antennae??

**This shot shows him after I rescued him from the web.

Stuck in the web:

Juniper-Twig Geometer - Patalene olyzonaria Total Wingspan: ~35 mm. Tan/orange forewings with a faint antemedial line and a bold blackish postmedial line that kinks inward before reaching the costa. The subterminal area had some black blotches. Apex is hooked.<br /> <br /> I found this moth stuck in a spider web. I was torn as to what to do because I realize spiders have to eat too, but I set this guy free. How could I resist those fantastic, pectinate antennae??<br /> <br /> After I rescued it from the web:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64214/juniper-twig_geometer_-_patalene_olyzonaria.html Geotagged,Patalene olyzonaria,Summer,United States,moth,patalene olyzonaria

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The Juniper-twig geometer

''Patalene olyzonaria'', the juniper-twig geometer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from Quebec and New Hampshire to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin.

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Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 3, 2018. Captured Aug 2, 2018 22:26 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
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