Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1190790

Eastern buckmoth
Hemileuca maia

Observation date: October 06, 2018
Submitted by: Mlday2day
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We found a dead moth on a dirt road while walking through Montague Plains, a xeric outwash pitch-pine and scrub oak barren in Montague, Massachusetts. Weather was dry without much breeze.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: October 07, 2018
Coordinator notes: None.