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Slug Moth or Cup Moth

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Small moth, 1 cm long, with long green hair, a white to tan underside and legs stripped in orange and brown. Family Limacodidae.

Habitat:

It was in the dog dish on the porch!

Reference Links:

Limacodidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
LaurenZarate
Thanks Cindy, I usually don't like what I find in the dog dish.....once I found a parasitic sheep ked in there.
bayucca
Looks like a Limacodidae, Parasa sp.?? But I am not sure.

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PublishedJune 20, 2013

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