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Large Maple Spanworm Moth

Prochoerodes lineola

Photo by Cailean
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 2inches wide. Looks really like a small dead leaf.

Notes:

I found this moth fluttering in my porch. When I let it out, it landed first in a bush and then in the grass. I would not have realized it was a moth if it wasn't flying!

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