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Anisota virginiensis pellucida - Anisota virginiensis - female
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Anisota virginiensis pellucida - Anisota virginiensis - Female
Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, USA
August 16, 2008
Size: approx. 1.5 inch length
found in late afternoon clinging to a stem of Verbena brasiliensis. any help appreciated!

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Anisota virginiensis pellucida - Anisota virginiensis - female unknown moth - Anisota virginiensis
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Contributed by carolinensis on 17 August, 2008 - 3:44am
Last updated 9 September, 2008 - 7:09pm

added a ventral view. thanks
added a ventral view. thanks for the help!
… carolinensis, 17 August, 2008 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Anisota
Appears to be Anisota virginiensis pellucida.
… J.D. Roberts, 17 August, 2008 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Moving -
to guide page.
… Ken Schneider, 9 September, 2008 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

See this link
believe they are the same.


SEE

http://bugguide.net/node/view/214528/bgimage
… Gary Kessler, 17 August, 2008 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

Genus Anisota
see guide. Someone else may be able to tell you the species.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 17 August, 2008 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

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