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  1. 3rd "Northern" species of the day, and what a stunner it is! Posted 5 years ago
    1. As in "borealis"? In spite of this being called the Northern Pine Tussock Moth there are only two or three reports from my state of Minnesota. There should be more. Posted 5 years ago
      1. Northern Bush Katydid
        Northern Bog Aster
        Northern pine tussock

        :)
        Posted 5 years ago
        1. Well, I do live up north. Posted 5 years ago

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''Dasychira plagiata'', the northern pine tussock or northern conifer tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta, in Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina.

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Species identified by Gary B
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Uploaded Aug 26, 2020. Captured Jul 21, 2020 06:40 in 4408 Miller Rd, Barnum, MN 55707, USA.
  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO2000
  • 100mm