Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 729340

Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
Arctia caja

Observation date: July 30, 2012
Submitted by: justachatty1@gm...
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It had rained real hard yesterday. Today is sunny and warm (76) with breeze. It was sitting on our home screen since 7am and was still there at 1pm today. I got rather close to take a close up and it did not fly off.
Status: Resident
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: September 11, 2012
Coordinator notes: What a beauty!
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Rensselaer County

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