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Lycomorpha pholus
Small moth with striking black and orange coloration. The caterpillar of this species feeds on lichens.
Acadia National Park. Wooded mountainous area.
This moth decided to land on my sock while we were hiking in Acadia National Park.
Spotted on Sep 2, 2006
Submitted on May 2, 2012
6 Comments
Same here :)
We loved Acadia. I would go back there in a heartbeat! Wished we lived a little closer to it.
Wonderful\\\\\\1
Acadia National Park is amazing, I must say!
Beautiful!
Beautiful Lycid Beetle mimic. It looks similar one spotted recently in Tennessee: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/105...