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Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea
Copyright © 2007 Bobby Grizzard

Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
February 26, 2007
Size: roughly an inch long
Thought this might be a leopard moth, but after looking at the guide pages, I wasn't sure. Any ideas? I'm just guessing it's some sort of tiger at this point.

UPDATE
I looked around some more and I am thinking this is a fall webworm moth.

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Fall Webworm Moth - Hyphantria cunea White moth w/ black spots - Hyphantria cunea
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Contributed by Bobby Grizzard on 21 March, 2007 - 12:24am
Last updated 27 March, 2007 - 12:21pm

Fall Webworm Moth
Yes, that appears to be a Fall Webworm moth, Hyphantria cunea.
… J.D. Roberts, 21 March, 2007 - 7:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I had quite a lot of
Thanks! I had quite a lot of webworms in my trees last year, so I'm surprised I haven't seen more than one of these moths.
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