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Spiny Oak-Slug Moth

Euclea delphinii

Description:

Moth, 3/4 of an inch long.

Habitat:

Northern Michigan. Pine woods near lake.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Spiny Oak-slug Moth
Euclea delphiini Genus Euclea - BugGuide.Net


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1 Comment

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Limacodidae, Euclea sp., it is either Euclea delphiini or Euclea nanina, with a tendency to Euclea delphiini due to the more northern location. But actually these two species are tricky to separate, definitely from this perspective and without any size indicated.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/169342
http://bugguide.net/node/view/424
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Tanz444
Spotted by
Tanz444

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Jul 6, 2013
Submitted on Jul 11, 2013

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