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Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Habitat:

Mountain Forest: Western NC



1 species ID suggestions

Jakubko
Jakubko 10 months ago
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris

5 Comments

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 months ago

Thanks Yogesh!

YogeshSave
YogeshSave 10 months ago

Beautiful!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 10 months ago

It has been thru a rough life.

ceherzog
ceherzog 10 months ago

Thanks Jake...Carol just named it too...it was the lack of scales that fooled me.

Jakubko
Jakubko 10 months ago

Quite an aged specimen, as the scales have completely fallen off the lower forewing of the moth.

Rosman, North Carolina, USA

Lat: 35.15, Long: -82.82

Spotted on Jul 25, 2012
Submitted on Jul 26, 2012

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