Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1150129

Eastern buckmoth
Hemileuca maia

Observation date: December 02, 2017
Date notes: Time unknown; weather conditions: sunny, approximately 85 degrees
Submitted by: lbriolo
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: crawled along a covered patio
Status: Resident
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: December 07, 2017
Coordinator notes: Newly-emerged moth was looking for a place to climb onto to pump fluid from body into wings
Checklist region(s): Vermilion Parish, United States, Louisiana