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Lasiocampidae
It's about 40mm long
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)
Spotted on Apr 9, 2013 Submitted on Apr 10, 2013
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It's about 40mm long
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)