Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1302960

Cinnamon Tussock Moth
Dasychira cinnamomea

Observation date: July 24, 2021
Submitted by: wade wander
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: August 06, 2021
Coordinator notes: These Dasychira sp. are quite variable and this looks a lot like D. meridionalis, too. But I'm pretty sure it's cinnamomea. See MPG: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8300 JRains
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Sussex County