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Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana
Copyright © 2019 Barb Sendelbach

Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana

Lafayette, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
August 11, 2019
Found in leaf shelter on Joe Pye Weed. It releases a strong, lingering odor when disturbed.
I have also found several others in the same type of shelters in Snakeroot.

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Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana Eyed Dysodia Moth - Dysodia oculatana
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Contributed by Barb Sendelbach on 19 August, 2019 - 11:56pm

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