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Moth - owlet? - Malacosoma americanum
Copyright © 2006 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Moth - owlet? - Malacosoma americanum
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
April 15, 2006
Size: about 20mm wingspan
Found on the underside of a laurel oak leaf. I browsed owlets but didn't find a match - did I miss it?

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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 15 April, 2006 - 5:13pm
Last updated 15 April, 2006 - 8:11pm

7701 -- Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth -- Mallacosoma americanum
Not a miss if you searched Noctuidae. These are in Lasiocampidae, along with Lappet Moths..
… Bob Patterson, 15 April, 2006 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Bob!
I saw plenty of the caterpillars around a few weeks ago, so that makes sense!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 15 April, 2006 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

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