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Erebidae: Dasychira vagans? - Dasychira - female
Copyright © 2014 Carl Barrentine

Erebidae: Dasychira vagans? - Dasychira - Female
Erskine, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
August 12, 2014
Size: Length ~ 3 cm
This specimen may be an example of the Variable Tussock Moth (8294), I think. This was a female that laid 11 small white eggs.
Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 14 August, 2014 - 10:15am
Last updated 16 August, 2014 - 4:51pm

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