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Tussock moth

Lymantriinae sp.

Description:

1/2" wingspan male moth with impressive antennae.

Habitat:

Semi rural

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14 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks guys!

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

Splendid front view! Tussock moth?

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Wow!

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

The best match I can find is 8294 – Dasychira vagans – Variable Tussock – Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 (Erebidae; Lymantriinae) - http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
Please confirm.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

It's a Tussock Moth (Erebidae; Lymantriinae), I'll look for the species right now.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Looks like an octopus if you imagine wings as hands !!!!
Love it :)

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

That sounds like fun Ashley! I had 2 different sphinx moths visit my porch light at the same time last nigh - what could be easier than turning on a light & waiting for the spottings to come to me!

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

It is so cute! I'm getting my first experience with moths tomorrow at a Moth Week event, I hope there are some furry ones like this that show up!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks Leuba! I will have to do some research - I was being lazy & hoping someone would recognize it!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

Lovely shot, Karen ! ...a Notodontid or Lymantriid, perhaps??

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks Leuba!
Yes, it's a moth wadigo, but I'm not sure of the species.

wadigo2
wadigo2 10 years ago

Moth, right?

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Haha Jeff, I thought bunny rabbit! It's mazing how even the most nondescript critters can take on a whole new persona when you chnage your viewpoint.

Jeff Dreier
Jeff Dreier 10 years ago

These antennae remind me of the ears of a Townsend's big-eared bat.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 19, 2013

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