Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1003377

Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
Arctia caja

Observation date: July 27, 2014
Submitted by: jim.odonater
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Flying during the day; dropped into shrubbery after a flycatcher made a pass at it.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: August 27, 2014
Coordinator notes: This appears to be farther south than the species has been recorded in CA, but there is nothing else it could be.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Inyo County

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