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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Royal Moths (Ceratocampinae) » Anisota » Pink-striped Oakworm - Hodges#7723 (Anisota virginiensis) » Northern Pink-striped Oakworm Moth (Anisota virginiensis virginiensis)
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Moth for ID - Anisota virginiensis
Copyright © 2012 Mike Jennings

Moth for ID - Anisota virginiensis
Hampton, Virginia, USA
July 11, 2012
Size: 3/4 inch
Could anyone ID this please? Alas I dont have my camera at work where it was sitting outside the door when I arrived this morning. Had to use a cell phone but its better than nothing... barely.

Frass after ID.
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Contributed by Mike Jennings on 11 July, 2012 - 10:16am
Last updated 6 January, 2013 - 9:35pm

Moved
Moved from Anisota.
… Ryan St Laurent, 6 January, 2013 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 31 July, 2012 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

genus Anisota
It's this genus, possibly a male senatoria.
… Rikki Hall, 11 July, 2012 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

 
Actual color which isnt showing well here suggests
Anisota virginiensis and we arent in Texas which narrows it down just a little.

I need to keep my old camera in my desk again for just such a chance.
… Mike Jennings, 11 July, 2012 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

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