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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Gastropachini » Phyllodesma » American Lappet Moth - Hodges#7687 (Phyllodesma americana)
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Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana - Phyllodesma americana
Copyright © 2007 Kevin H. Wirth

Lappet Moth - Phyllodesma americana - Phyllodesma americana
Port Orchard, WA, Kitsap County, Washington, USA
May 16, 2007
Size: 1.25"

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Contributed by Kevin H. Wirth on 17 June, 2007 - 3:22pm
Last updated 26 June, 2007 - 6:34pm

Reminds us of
Phyllodesma americana - Lappet Moth. Images in the guide here, but we don't know how many other moths might look similar.
… john and jane balaban, 17 June, 2007 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Lappet Moth
Thanks for the ID! This moth has some very strange wing appendages on the sides, as you can see in my photo.

Another similar photo: http://bugguide.net/node/view/188989
… Kevin H. Wirth, 18 June, 2007 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

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