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Black Arches

Lymantria monacha

Photo by RendyMoonkies
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

It's a wingspan of 5 cm. They have white forewings with black connected wavy arches which gives the moth its name. The light brown hindwings have white fringes having black spots.

Habitat:

Spotted on ash tree

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