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Buck Moth - Hodges#7730 (Hemileuca maia)
Photo#827501
Copyright © 2013
Bo Zaremba
Cat -
Hemileuca maia
Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
August 16, 2013
Contributed by
Bo Zaremba
on 20 August, 2013 - 9:10am
Last updated 20 August, 2013 - 11:54am
Moved
Moved from
Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths
.
Yes,
Hemileuca maia
. Nice to see an Albany record.
…
Ryan St Laurent
, 20 August, 2013 - 11:54am
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
. Can't see the spines well enough, but this looks like one of the Hemileuca. Careful those spines can sting. Ryan should be able to say which one.
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john and jane balaban
, 20 August, 2013 - 10:33am