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bird dropping moth from Illinois - Eudryas grata
Copyright © 2006 Martin Hauser

bird dropping moth from Illinois - Eudryas grata
Champaign County, Illinois, USA
June 1, 2005
Wonder if somebody can identify this amzing looking moth.
Contributed by Martin Hauser on 6 March, 2006 - 11:01am
Last updated 17 April, 2012 - 8:47am

Wood Nymph
This is species Eudryas grata. See here:
… Matthew Roth, 6 March, 2006 - 3:05pm

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