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Lappet moth

Lasiocampidae

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bolajibankole
bolajibankole 11 years ago

It's about 40mm long

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 11 years ago

What sort of size is this moth?

If its small, say around 20 - 30mm wingspan then I'd tend towards the slug moths (family Limacodidae) but if its a bit bigger with a wingspan 30 - 50mm range then I'd start looking in the lappet/eggar moths (family Lasiocampidae)

bolajibankole
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bolajibankole

Lagos, Nigeria

Spotted on Apr 9, 2013
Submitted on Apr 10, 2013

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