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Euchaetes egle - male
Copyright © 2006 Cotinis

Euchaetes egle - Male
Anderson Point Park, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: 14 mm
A later instar found wandering about near patches of Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. Captured and posed. I'm going to try to rear it.
(Images of imago show it is a male.)

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Contributed by Cotinis on 17 July, 2006 - 3:04pm
Last updated 23 March, 2024 - 12:14pm

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