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Orgyia pseudotsugata - male
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Orgyia pseudotsugata - Male
Eddy Mountains, 3,650', Siskiyou County, California, USA
August 31, 2019
Size: FW = ~18 mm
I think this is Orgyia pseudotsugata, attraacted to light. Very straight outer FW margin and large size make me think this is O pseudotsugata. MPG shows this moth in my area.

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Contributed by Glenn Fine on 31 August, 2019 - 6:46pm
Last updated 16 October, 2019 - 12:10am

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