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Elegant Sheep Moth - Hemileuca eglanterina - male
Copyright © 2005 john and jane balaban

Elegant Sheep Moth - Hemileuca eglanterina - Male
Mt Emily ca. 5000 feet, near La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA
July 4, 2005
Size: ~2.5 inch wingspan
On the way up to Mt Emily, we stopped at a mountain meadow. This beautiful critter was sitting on a stem in the bright sunlight -- impossible to miss!

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 29 July, 2005 - 8:43pm

What a moth
Glad you spotted it.
… Troy Bartlett, 30 July, 2005 - 3:21pm

Moth
Beautiful!
… Lynette Schimming, 30 July, 2005 - 11:00am

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