Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 715604

Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
Arctia caja

Observation date: June 09, 2012
Submitted by: mroset
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: mixed hard and soft wood, periwinkle ground cover, ferns. Eating on a tall dandilion type plant. First sighting.
Status: Resident
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: June 27, 2012
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Essex County

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