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Field Notes

Notes:

A fantastic moth with horn shaped antennae and extraordinary front legs.

Species ID Suggestions

Virginia Tiger Moth

Spilosoma virginica

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (17)
Jacob Gorneau
Please add to mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8840485
Jacob Gorneau
@asergio: that's a good idea. I doubted my suggestion was credible, but maybe it will lead you in the right direction. :)
Sergio Monteiro
alicelongmartin, actually it was pure white, the blue shade is because it was among some leaves, and the sun was setting down, so light conditions were far from ideal. But I'll try to find it again, in a more proper situation.
LuisStevens
Congratulations, another great spotting and photo.
Sergio Monteiro
Small Wonders & jgorneau: sorry, but I think neither of you are right. I don't want to look arrogant, but I think I'll spend a bit more time researching. I hope to have an answer in a not so distant future. Anyway, thank you both.
Small Wonders
This does resemble a Spilosoma sp. - possibly newly emerged? It looks fresh!
Jacob Gorneau
My suggestion was based upon the stocky front legs, not the antennae. Hope this leads you to the right track, though.
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you, Cindy Jgorneau, it was around 5 cm long. I am uploading the only other good picture I got of it.
Jacob Gorneau
How big was this specimen? Do you have any full body photos?

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012

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