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Hemileuca tricolor - male
Copyright © 2010 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Hemileuca tricolor - Male
San Pedro River Valley SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
October 30, 2008
Size: 1.5 cm approx
Same moth in autumn with large red furry abdomen - Moth with large orange antenna, very furry, present in very large numbers in early spring 2008 and I didn't see them in next 2 years; Sonoran Desert, approx 2800 feet
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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 20 October, 2010 - 6:32pm
Last updated 7 April, 2018 - 3:41pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 20 October, 2010 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

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This is the same specimen seven months later? Did you raise it?
… John R. Maxwell, 20 October, 2010 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi John, Thanks for your g
Hi John,

Thanks for your great help - I would have never found it. No, it's not the same individual - sorry for the confusion.
… Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara, 20 October, 2010 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

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