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Variable tussock moth - Dasychira vagans
Copyright © 2007 Marius Virgiliu Aurelian

Variable tussock moth - Dasychira vagans
Kaslo S Rd., 900 m N of Hwy. 3A, 2.7 km S of Mirror Lake, alt. 655 m, Central Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada
July 14, 2007
Attracted to lights a few minutes before midnight. Darker than the other specimen posted.
Contributed by Marius Virgiliu Aurelian on 12 December, 2007 - 3:16am

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