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White Moth - Spilosoma - male
Copyright © 2016 Walter H Bauer

White Moth - Spilosoma - Male
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
October 12, 2016
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Contributed by Walter H Bauer on 12 October, 2016 - 10:23am
Last updated 14 October, 2016 - 8:56am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Bob may be right but I have seen both the [I]S. Virginica and S. congrua in Schulenburg. You need a photograph of both a fore tibia for the color and a body shot to identify these to species. The wings are highly variable. To do that you can catch them in a glass bottle and photograph them from the ventral side.
… A. Hendrickson, 14 October, 2016 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

tiger moth?
I think its a tiger moth; they're common in the USA and have the slight marking on the wings and legs that the moth pictured does!

edit;; A link to more details
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Spilosoma-virginica
… mothbard, 12 October, 2016 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Virginian Tiger Moth
Yes, this might be Spilosoma virginica. However, I'm not sure of the gender. (widespread range)
… Bob Biagi, 12 October, 2016 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

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