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  1. 30-Aug-2008, 10:04 PM #1
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    a big moth cat shot in Cameron. Roger please help on its ID.
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    A frontal shot, if it helps!
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    probably one of the Lebeda species (Lasiocampidae), though not 100% sure. Some Bombycoids have tufts on the thorax like this, too.
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    Thanks Roger

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    probably one of the Lebeda species (Lasiocampidae), though not 100% sure. Some Bombycoids have tufts on the thorax like this, too.
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