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Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Description:

Found on a tree in a park.

Notes:

About 6 centimeters.

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Gypsy Moth
Lymantria dispar


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2 Comments

Tokio
Tokio 10 years ago

Thank you Jakubko.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Awesome find! Yes, the darker one is the Death's Head Hawkmoth, and the lighter one is a Gypsy Moth. Since they are two different species, you can give the Death's Head Hawkmoth a new spotting! :-)

Tokio
Spotted by
Tokio

茨城県 (Ibaraki), Japan

Spotted on Jul 7, 2013
Submitted on Oct 8, 2013

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