A partial cluster of an egg mass of about 150 eggs, laid on April 9;
the inset shows some eggs 6 days later, just prior to hatching.
The eggs were laid in one layer, each one next to another.
The eggs are about 0.76 mm / 0.03 inch diameter.
Several types of lichen were provided as food, but none seemed
to be the correct type.  All the larvae died after about 4 days.
 

Top and Underside views of the moth
Wingspan was about 68 mm / 2.7 inches
This appears to be a male specimen, though
the gender marking variation is not great.

 
 

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