Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 990401

Pink-striped oakworm moth
Anisota virginiensis

Observation date: July 22, 2014
Date notes: Time and Date exact (it was still there from the previous night)
Submitted by: Englishman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Heard battering against the bathroom window at night (attracted by the light) sleeping on the underside of a creeping-vine (by the same window) in the mid-morning.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: July 23, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Florida, Hernando County