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Malacosoma americana? - Malacosoma californica
Copyright © 2015 Brad Bolduan

Malacosoma americana? - Malacosoma californica
Beltrami Island State Forest, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, USA
June 5, 2015
Dorsal line is broken leading me to believe my ID is incorrect.
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Contributed by Brad Bolduan on 18 October, 2015 - 9:14pm
Last updated 15 November, 2018 - 3:53pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 6 December, 2015 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a Western

Do you have those up there?
EDIT: Looks like you do MPG
… john and jane balaban, 19 October, 2015 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
It sure does look like western. I will wait for someone to identify with more certainty before I move. I do have a photo that has better light, but no photos with "face".
… Brad Bolduan, 19 October, 2015 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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