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Hag Moth - Phobetron pithecium
Copyright © 2012 Jon Rapp

Hag Moth - Phobetron pithecium
Dirk Bayer's Place, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 27, 2012
gathering_2012 BugSwarm

Still Slugging !!! Not sure, but I think this is The Hag Moth - Phobetron pithecium? If so, there's slugs (caterpillars), but no Moths yet posted for Alabama.

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Contributed by Jon Rapp on 12 August, 2012 - 6:15pm
Last updated 12 August, 2012 - 8:03pm

Hag Moth - Hodges #4677
Moved from Slug Caterpillar Moths.

Congrats! First Hag Moth posted for Alabama
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 12 August, 2012 - 7:14pm

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