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Friendly probole moth
Probole amicaria
35.7201, -79.1772
Field Notes
Description:
This moth varies a lot in color and patterning (see this page at the Moth Photographers Group: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6838.
According to research completed in 2004 (Timothy Tomon, Pennsylvania State University), there is only one species of this moth in North America, although others have identified three species. The larva is called the red-cheeked looper.
Habitat:
Wooded area
Notes:
One of the prettiest moths I have spotted.
More information here:
http://www.entomology.museums.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php…
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