Sunday, December 29, 2013

Happy New Year!

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My creature of the year award for 2013 goes to ...

The rosy maple moth, Dryocampa rubicunda, of Atsion Lake, New Jersey. The furry pink and yellow adult in the pictures was photographed in April. The larval stage of the rosy maple moth feeds on maple leaves.

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