Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1141377

Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
Halysidota tessellaris

Observation date: September 14, 2017
Date notes: 70°F/21°C Hu100% 5mph/8kmh-SE Night. Warm air with a cool damp breeze giving the night a thick dense fog. Weather advisory visibility for 1 miles/1.6km (avg. normal=10mi/16km). Comfortably cool..
Submitted by: Bkripto
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Eating a Sugar Maple leaf in the mist of thick fog. (2" inches/50mm/5.0km).
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: September 15, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Beaver County, United States, Pennsylvania