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Horned Spanworm - Hodges#7010 (Nematocampa resistaria)
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Copyright © 2004
Cotinis
Horned Spanworm Moth -
Nematocampa resistaria
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Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 19, 2004
At a light. Compare this very differently-marked female:
Thanks to Anthony Thomas for telling us about the sexual dimorphism.
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Cotinis
on 28 May, 2004 - 1:45pm
Last updated 11 February, 2017 - 1:53pm
Sexual Dimorphism
Yours is a male, the other a female
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A.W. Thomas
, 13 January, 2006 - 3:30pm
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