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Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Gypsy moth
Lymantria dispar http://www.google.com/search?q=lymantria+dispar+photos&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fK2TTv78EMSDtgfO8Mj6Bg&ved=0CCIQsAQ&biw=1254&bih=650


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6 Comments

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thanks Karen!

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

This looks like a male gypsy moth to me - you can just see it's bushy antennae!

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion.

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

That's okay, just thought I'd ask. It will be hard to ID from just this angle, but you might have luck on this site.
http://www.pbase.com/bo_z/moths_na_6256x...

CourtneyVerk
CourtneyVerk 12 years ago

No I don't :(

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Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think this is a Geometrid moth. Do you have any more photos of it?

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CourtneyVerk
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CourtneyVerk

Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 9, 2011

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