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Satin White Moth - Palpita flegia

Satin White Moth - Palpita flegia
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, USA
October 14, 2008
I am posting two shots; I used the "autofix" on this one which darkened the original a bit. Taken with zoom and flash. I only had a couple of shots before it flew off.

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Satin White Moth - Palpita flegia Satin White Moth - Palpita flegia

Are those eggs on the leaf?
Are they too small to be from this moth?

 
Do you mean...
directly below the tip of the abdomen? It seems within the realm of possibility, but I would want a closer look to say anything more than that.

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