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Stoermeriana aculeata (Lasiocampidae)

Stoermeriana aculeata

Photo by Johan Heyns
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Field Notes

Description:

Saw a cocoon develop into this beautiful moth. Missed the emergence, but caught it still with floppy wings. A few days later it started laying eggs. What is strange to me is that it laid its eggs in different places all over.

Notes:

ID: thanks to Roy Goff.

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Comments (1)

Great spotting, very educational and the eggs are pretty interesting!

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