Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1218211

Nuttall's sheepmoth
Hemileuca nuttalli

Observation date: July 16, 2019
Date notes: July 16th in the afternoon
Submitted by: kristaruessink
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I'm from Europe and visited Colorado the last three weeks. I tried to identify this species but I really coudn't find it. So i would aprreciate it very much if you could identify it fo me. It was sunny weather with soms clouds and a little bit of rain (some short showers)
Status: Resident
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: July 27, 2019
Coordinator notes: Where in Colorado were you?
Checklist region(s): United States, Colorado