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Tan with stripes 2 - Malacosoma disstria
Copyright © 2014 John R. Maxwell

Tan with stripes 2 - Malacosoma disstria
VCU Rice Center, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
June 6, 2014
Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 11 June, 2014 - 4:29pm
Last updated 14 May, 2016 - 2:22am

Moved
Moved from Malacosoma.
… Jason D. Roberts, 14 May, 2016 - 2:22am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Kyhl Austin, 22 May, 2015 - 11:08pm

wing shape
reminds me of Malacosoma disstria - Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges #7698


… Marcia Morris, 12 June, 2014 - 6:42pm

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