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Norape ovina
1/2" tiger moth (Arctiidae species) The closest match I could find on bugguide is Hyphantria, but that lacked the distinctive "bunny tail" you can see on this species.
Semi rural.
:D You can keep the name, if you'd like... :) It is a much more fitting name. I have done this many times before!
White Flannel Moth, Norape ovina:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/279822/bgp...
I hope you like the common name I created! :)
Hmm...I doubt it is a type of tiger moth, I have never seen any tiger moth so furry! I would start with Flannel moths, perhaps.
I found the same species (possibly the same actual moth) later in the evening & managed to get some better shots.
Thanks Jolly! I wish I could have got better photos but it was 8' up a wall & they flitting everywhere so very hard to focus!
Lat: 35.92, Long: -86.85
Spotted on Jul 15, 2012
Submitted on Jul 16, 2012
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