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Great Tiger Moth

Photo by naturekid26
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Field Notes

Description:

Giraffe spotted moth

Notes:

As he spread his wings there was black spots on yellow inteterior wings.

Species ID Suggestions

Great Tiger Moth

Arctia caja

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (6)
The MnMs
Very nice finding, naturekid26 :-)
jheitor
very nice ... excelents colors
Jacob Gorneau
Hi naturekid26! Terrific first spotting! Welcome to Project Noah! I've suggested an ID for you and have also moved your spotting to the "Arthropods" category which includes insects, arachnids, and crustaceans.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2013

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