Ennomos subsignaria - Elm Spanworm

Ennomos subsignaria - Elm Spanworm

This beautiful pure white moth feeds on elm trees as a caterpillar. This is a female, as you can tell by the less feathery antennae. Compare with the male below.

Carroll Co., VA 7/19/13

Ennomos subsignaria - Elm Spanworm

Male.

Carroll Co., VA 7/19/13

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