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White Moth, Brown Circles? - Hypercompe caudata
Copyright © 2011 AprilMayJune

White Moth, Brown Circles? - Hypercompe caudata
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
March 18, 2011
Size: About 2"
White moth with brown circles, not spots. Body under his wings - bright orange and white.

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Contributed by AprilMayJune on 18 March, 2011 - 4:22pm
Last updated 14 April, 2023 - 8:48pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Leopard Moth. Chris Schmidt suggests that scribonia is replaced in the LRGV by caudata.
… Chuck Sexton, 14 April, 2023 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Jason D. Roberts, 20 March, 2011 - 1:15am login or register to post comments

Abdomen
look like this?

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 19 March, 2011 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 18 March, 2011 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia):

… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 March, 2011 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

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