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Associated observations

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What

Electra Buckmoth (Hemileuca electra)

Observer

saraeverett

Date

September 20, 2014

Description

This moth appeared to be drying its wings on a roadside rhatany plant (Krameria bicolor) leading into the White Tank Campground in Joshua Tree National Park. It did not attempt to fly away, nor flutter its wings. The rhatany plant was flowering.

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