阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Washington State Department of Agriculture (-组卷网

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The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) said a large atlas moth (皇蛾) 1 (find) on a garage (车库) was identified as the first atlas moth ever documented in the United States.

The department said 2 university teacher took place photos when he found the large moth resting on the wall of 3 (he) garage on July 7. State officials 4 (careful) examined the photos and 5 (confirm) the insect was an atlas moth, one of the world’s largest species of moth.

Atlas moths are native 6 the tropics (热带地区) and have never been documented in the United States.

“This is an 7 (attract) type of insect because it is so large,” said Sven-Erik Spichiger from the agriculture department. “Even if you don’t keep an eye out for insects, this is one that people will get their phones out and take a picture of — they are that striking.”

8 (researcher) said they are now trying to find out if the moth is part of a population in Washington. They are asking anyone 9 discover s a similar insect 10 (report) it to pestprogram@agr.wa.gov .

“We hope residents will help us learn if this was a one-off escapee or whether there might be a population in the area,” the department said.

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