Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1304121

Observation date: July 29, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Eye level on sugar maple trunk. No idea of what it is. Never seen before.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: August 10, 2021
Coordinator notes: An Entomology Today post of 8/10/2021 makes me think this is Lymantria dispar, an import (1869) and something of a pest in North America. See https://entomologytoday.org/2021/08/10/fungus-biological-control-invasive-moth-lymantria-dispar-entomophaga-maimaiga/ JRains
Checklist region(s): Canada, Ontario