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Common Sheepmoth

Hemileuca eglanterina

Habitat:

Riparian woodland

Notes:

This colorful moth was found dead at a nature center in the local mountains. 2nd photo shows ventral side.

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2 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

I agree James! I was pretty surprised when I found this.

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Lovely detail on those wings Joshua

JoshuaGSmith
Spotted by
JoshuaGSmith

Monrovia, California, USA

Spotted on Feb 28, 2013
Submitted on Feb 28, 2015

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