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BF085 Eight-Spotted Forester Moth Mystery Cache

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Making room for the 2019 Finders Fest geo-art.
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Hidden : 6/18/2018
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates.  This puzzle cache is part of the Florida Finders Fest 2018 Butterfly geo-art.  See below, to determine where the cache is.

Daytime activity and bold patterns tend to mark butterflies, but furry legs and easy-to-count spots point to the Eight-Spotted Forester Moth.

The large white patches on the wings of the Eight-Spotted Forester Moth are hard to miss. The bright orange-red leg hairs are even more noticeable. Because it flies in the day and is often seen at flowers, it is sometimes mistaken for a butterfly. They can be found near forests and woodlands, but especially close to host plants that feed larvae.

Females fertilized eggs in early summer. In warmer states, two broods are produced each year (a second wave in August) with late season pupae overwintering inside cracks of logs. Cooler states and provinces produce one generation a year. The caterpillar has orange bands at each foot segmentation. Between the orange bands, the fleshy body is white with thin black lines. Black dots interrupt the black lines and are raised to points on the orange parts of the body. Thin white whiskers sparsely extend from head to the rear. They feed on the leaves of various vine plants including grapevines, peppervines and creepers. Adults are believed to drink nectar from a variety of flowering plants.

Solve this challenging trivia question, to figure out where the final is at!

Q85 – Panphobia is the fear of, what?

A1 – Nothing = N29 26.389 W81 51.554

A2 – Lots of stuff = N29 26.389 W81 51.564

A3 – Everything = N29 26.389 W81 51.574

Note: The rather curious hints found in this series refer to the puzzle questions, not the actual hides.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)