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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Tiger Moths and Arctiids</title>
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		<title>Polka Dot Wasp Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/14/polka-dot-wasp-moth-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s this bug?
November 13, 2009
It was on the windshield of our car after we stayed at a hotel near the coast in Georgia.
Roger Racine
coastal Georgia
Hi Roger,
The caterpillars of your Polka Dot Wasp Moth feed on oleander, and they are known as Oleander Caterpillars.





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		<title>Echo Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/echo-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tiger Moths and Arctiids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a tiger moth?
November 6, 2009
My friends and I discovered this beautifully colored moth on a handrail outside of my school. We couldn&#8217;t find anything quite like this bug on the internet. My school is located next to a nature reserve if that helps any.
Marina D.
Miami, Florida
Hi Marina,
You are correct in speculating that this [...]


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		<title>Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth from the Caribbean</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/spotted-oleander-caterpillar-moth-from-the-caribbean/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/spotted-oleander-caterpillar-moth-from-the-caribbean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please identify this winged creature
November 1, 2009
Found this bug outside my door, while in med school in St,Maarten
Dmitry
St.Maarten, Carribean
Hi Dmitry,
This is a Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth, Empyreuma affinis.  It is native to the Caribbean and has been introduced to Florida.





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		<title>Tiger Moth from Ecuador:  Idalus species</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/unknown-tiger-moth-from-ecuador/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/unknown-tiger-moth-from-ecuador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[moth identification
October 11, 2009
This photo was taken in Ecuador in the cloud forest, I would really like to know what kind of moth it is.
Thais
Ecuador, Nanegal
Hi Thais,
We will contact lepidopterist, Julian Donahue, an expert in the Arctiids, to see if he can provide the species name for this beautiful Tiger Moth.
Identification by Julian Donahue
It&#8217;s a [...]


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		<title>Cream Spot Tiger Moth from Turkey</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/17/tiger-moth-from-turkey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/17/tiger-moth-from-turkey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[beautiful moth from southern Turkey
September 17, 2009
Hello! I took this picture of a moth on the hills above the southern coast of Turkey. I was told it was native to that part of Turkey and one island of Greece and nowhere else. I use it in the masthead of my blog, so would love to [...]


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		<title>Great Tiger Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/05/great-tiger-moth-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[moth w/blue spots, brown white
September 4, 2009
Hello,
My friend travels all over colorado and he put this photo up on Facebook of this moth&#8230; I haven&#8217;t been able to id it&#8230; do you know what kind it is?
kellie karley
Colorado
Dear Kellie,
This is a Great Tiger Moth, Arctia caja.  Just a few days ago we posted another individual [...]


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		<title>Giant Leopard Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/26/giant-leopard-moth-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What type of moth is this? Found in Texas
August 25, 2009
I found this moth clinging to the inside of my door. I put it gently outside, later it found its way back into the house. I have never seen anything like it. It did not seem to want to fly.
Yvonne , Jeremy and Isla
Texas
Hi Yvonne, [...]


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		<title>Sphinx Moth and Tiger Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/14/sphinx-moth-and-tiger-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[moth ID
August 14, 2009
Mike again. I thought you&#8217;d like this pic. The larger moth is a sphinx, but what is her friend? They seemed to be a happy couple, but obviously of different species.
Mike
Edgewood, New Mexico, 7000&#8242; pinion forest.
Hi Mike,
This photo of a Sphinx Moth and a Tiger Moth getting along is priceless.  The Tiger [...]


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		<title>Clymene Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/13/clymene-moth-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owlet Moth?
August 13, 2009
This preaty fellow was hanging out a few nights ago. According to BugGuide it seems to fall into the owlet moth catagory. There are no colorful ones like this on that sight, nor any that matched on yours that I could find. It was about 1.25-1.5 inches in length. Had pale yellow [...]


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		<title>Ctenuchid</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/18/ctenuchid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a type of humming bird moth?
July 17, 2009
Hello &#8211; I found this moth along a large creek that runs through our property. He seemed to be eating the nectar from this flowering plant. His color was so unique it caught my attention as I had never seen one like him before. He had [...]


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