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Hello Bugman!
We live in Southwestern Louisiana, in the "Prairie" region. A small, green moth was resting on the ceiling of our patio. It was no more than 3/4 of an inch in wingspan, and was resting there for several hours. We could not find an exact match in any of the moths sections, and were wondering what it may be. Also attached are some pretty photos of an Eastern Tent Caterpillar (I think), and a neat close-up of a Carpenter Bee. We love to look at your website, and have spent many hours together exploring it since we came across it. Thanks for your time, and thanks for a great site!
Melissa and Jody Glasscock
Lafayette, Louisiana

Eastern Tent Caterpillar	Emerald Moth

Hi Melissa and Jody,
Thanks for your photos of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum and Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa species. Your moth is a species of Geometrid in the Subfamily Geometrinae, the Emeralds.

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