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White-spotted moth - Platarctia parthenos
Copyright © 2007 cwhit1

White-spotted moth - Platarctia parthenos
Cascade River State Park, Cook County, Minnesota, USA
June 25, 2007
Found on building in early morning, possibly attracted to lights. Fairly large moth, possibly 2 inches in length (very rough estimate).
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Contributed by cwhit1 on 10 October, 2007 - 11:11am
Last updated 22 November, 2007 - 4:41pm

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… john and jane balaban, 22 November, 2007 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 22 November, 2007 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

Reminds me of
St. Lawrence Tiger Moth - Hodges#8162 (Platarctia parthenos). I'm not very familiar with these, though.
… Lynette Schimming, 10 October, 2007 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

 
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Thank you
… cwhit1, 12 October, 2007 - 9:39am login or register to post comments

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