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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Lake Fort Smith

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  • North Central

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  • [X] Heather Johnson

Date Published

  • March 2024
  • August 2020
  • [X] May 2020
  • April 2020

Promethea Silkmoth Video

May 2020
  ⁄  
Heather Johnson

Lake Fort Smith State Park in western Arkansas offers a variety of habitats for many different wild creatures. The forest here is a perfect home for the extraordinarily large promethea silkmoth, Callosamia promethea. At nearly four inches, the adults’ wings exhibit extraordinary camouflage to avoid predators.

promethea silkmoth
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