Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 755231

Eastern buckmoth
Hemileuca maia

Observation date: November 10, 2012
Date notes: The observation was in the late morning.
Submitted by: alixevans
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I saw four or five of these moths hovering around a woodpile in back of my house. They would occasionally land and crawl into a space, then back out and start hovering again. After about ten minutes, they all wandered off. The attached picture is of the last one before it left. All of the moths had a red-tipped abdomen. The weather was clear and sunny, and the temperature was in the 60s.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: November 11, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.