Location: Rails to Trails, Fellsmere, I-95 footbridgeThis used to be a Carpenterworm Moth
But this isn't a case for CSI
Although insect eggs can determine time of death,
This moth was carrying the eggs when she died.
Sources:
Washington State University Extension - Carpenterworm Moth Insect Pest Management in Hybrid Poplars Series
(Do not click if you are squeamish) Forensic Entomology or the Use of Insects in Death Investigations
Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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