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Horrid Zale Moth

Zale Horrida

Photo by AmyLang
Published on Project Noah
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HemaShah
Mark , I believe Horrida in Latin is meant to be "Bristles" So somewhere on it's body this moth has bristles.I would have named it" Zale Bristlus".
Mark Ridgway
Doesn't look horrid. Did it say something wrong? Nice spotting Amy. :-)

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