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Yellow-haired Dagger

Acronicta impleta

Description:

Black caterpillar with bright orange tufts in four rows behind its head and hair all over its body. A red stripe along the base of its body, just above the legs. A false head in the rear formed by two orange tufts resembling antennae. An orange head.

Notes:

This is the larval form of the Yellow-dagger Moth, a member of the Owlet Moth family.

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jcfoster71
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jcfoster71

South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Oct 2, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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