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very hairy light yellow moth with white white markings on the wings (wavy lines and triangles) Family Erebidae, Subfamily Lymantriinae, Tribe Nygmiini.
Photos taken between 6:35-6:39pm.
Other references also put this under genus Artaxa. Here's a similar moth IDd by Roger Kendrick as Artaxa sp.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91314344@N0...
Thank you for the ID suggestion, Leana. Did you see the white triangle markings lining the bottom edge of the wings? See pictures 2 & 3. Perhaps another species of Euproctis?
Spotted on Dec 16, 2012
Submitted on Dec 16, 2012
