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Norape ovina
Wings and body pure, gleaming white, separated from other all-white moths by wing shape and stout, hairy body. Male antennae orangish. Wingspan 2.7-3.3 cm. Food plants are hackberry and redbud. April - May; July - Sept. Range Wash. D.C. to Florida, west to se. Mo. and La. Rare northward; Common in Florida
woodland, edge of woods. I live in rich, mesic forest with lots of redbuds on my property.
The larvae of this moth have stinging spines.
Spotted on Jul 22, 2013
Submitted on Jul 22, 2013
13 Comments
Thank you jeslowery. I submitted it to your new mission.
Awesome photo! This would be great in our new mission = http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1279...
Thank you Adi
Lovely picture Diane! Superb!
-Adi
Thanks Carol ! How many do we have now?
Keep up the great work! With all your moths we can reach 1,000 by the end of the week I am sure!! Diane, you are getting magnificent moths in your area.
Thank you RiekoS, Leuba and Jemma !
nice one......
Your shots accentuate this moth's best features, Diane -really lovely !
I like it.
Thank you Tiz and Telse
Fluffy and fantastic! Nice information and photographs as well :)
Thank you Diane
So Kewl!