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Sweetbay Silkmoth - Callosamia securifera - female
Copyright © 2006 Jacques Doucet

Sweetbay Silkmoth - Callosamia securifera - Female
Maringouin, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 20, 2006
Callosamia securifera. For those of you who have not seen this brilliant moth, I thought you might to have a look-see.
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Contributed by Jacques Doucet on 20 July, 2006 - 3:44pm
Last updated 21 July, 2006 - 8:13am

Moved to new guide page.
I see this is much more yellow than other Callosamia spp. we have in the guide. Are there any other markings by which this is easily distinguished?
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