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Tufted Bird Dropping Moth - Hodges#9062 (Cerma cerintha)
Photo#196581
Copyright © 2008
Nina
tufted bird dropping moth -
Cerma cerintha
Burlington Twp, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 1, 2008
I think this is Species Cerma cerintha - Tufted Bird Dropping Moth - Hodges#9062. Any one able to confirm or correct? Thanks!
Nina
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Nina
on 2 July, 2008 - 10:34am
Last updated 2 July, 2008 - 8:25pm
Comments
Bird dropping moth
Unbelievable! I have a photo of one of these that actually thought it was hidden on a bird dropping, but I never imagined there was a "bird dropping moth!"
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GwenBriar
, 2 July, 2008 - 3:13pm
You are ...
... correct -
Cerma cerintha
.
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Jason D. Roberts
, 2 July, 2008 - 2:18pm