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Velvetbean Catterpillar Moth

Anticarsia gemmatalis

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Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth

Anticarsia gemmatalis

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bayucca
Erebidae, Eulepidotinae, Panopodini, Anticarsia gemmatalis. One of the most variable moth I have seen, but in my eyes there is no doubt about the ID. Best match: http://bugguide.net/node/view/467695/bgimage Others: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8574 http://bugguide.net/node/view/7413/bgimage?from=48

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Moths of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedOctober 9, 2014

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