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Field Notes

Description:

orange i don't know if it is a butterfly or a moth of some kind.

Species ID Suggestions

Regal Moth

Citheronia regalis

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (5)
Dragonflywoman
a moth has feathery antenna, the male wide feathers and female narrow, while a butterfly has antenna that look like little stalks with bulbs on the end.
iamcherreymaiya
omg now im learning about the difference between a moth and butterfly haha..
Dan Doucette
Found it! Regal moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_moth
iamcherreymaiya
this may be a moth because of it's wing and body structure...
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PublishedJune 11, 2011

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