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Baby Moth - Lymire edwardsii
Copyright © 2012 goldi lox

Baby Moth - Lymire edwardsii
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
January 9, 2012
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Contributed by goldi lox on 9 January, 2012 - 2:29pm
Last updated 8 November, 2013 - 1:51pm

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Moved from Tiger Moths.
… Paul Dennehy, 8 November, 2013 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 January, 2012 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

No babies here...
Immature moths are caterpillars. :)

I'm guessing you've got something close to this:


(click to enlarge)

Others may have different suggestions.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 January, 2012 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
hey guys, thanks for the info!! this guy had just come out of his cocoon a couple of hours before the pic was taken, i enjoyed watching his wings unfurl, a great experience!!
… goldi lox, 14 January, 2012 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree
After severe cropping and color correction, certainly looks like an Edwards' Wasp Moth - Hodges #8270, common throughout south Florida.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 10 January, 2012 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
agreed
… roar, 25 March, 2012 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

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