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Salt Marsh Moth

Estigmene acrea

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Bear, Delaware

Yale, Iowa

Grenada, Mississippi

Arlington, Texas

Killeen, Texas

San Antonio, Texas

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Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | August 2007 | Positive

This Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) took 8 weeks from pupa to eclosing, we thought it might have died in the cocoon, but it came out just beautiful. However it would not stop fluttering the wings and it took off before we could get a good picture with the wings open.

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