Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1064536

Western sheepmoth
Hemileuca eglanterina

Observation date: August 16, 2015
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I found this plastered to the windshield wiper at Donnell Vista, Tuolumne County. I have no idea where we may have picked it up, we were going west to east over the Sierra Nevada to Yosemite NP.
Status: Unknown
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: September 10, 2015
Coordinator notes: Your identification is correct.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Tuolumne County