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Black-waved Flannel Moth - Megalopyge crispata - female
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Black-waved Flannel Moth - Megalopyge crispata - Female
Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 6, 2003
Found clinging to a wall under a light.

Note the small antennae, indicating this is a female. Compare with another individual, clearly a male, based on antennae, found about one year later at the same location:

Contributed by Cotinis on 12 April, 2004 - 2:18pm
Last updated 4 February, 2017 - 10:37am

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