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Hey Bugman-
I almost stepped on this thing as I was walking through the house yesterday… its about an inch and a quarter long. wings seem to be nonfucntional, but im thinking it might be an immature leopard moth? what do you think? didnt respond to any movement in front of it.. in fact, it seemed to barely respond until last night when things cooled down and it got dark. There doesnt seem to be any real eyes either…. odd.
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
Hi Matt,
Ordinarily, we would say this is a newly metamorphosed Leopard Moth that had just emerged from the pupal stage. The wings take several hours to expand. After reading your letter though, we are inclined to believe it is an adult moth with atrophied wings, a birth defect.
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