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Lepetita's dagger moth

Acronicta lepetita

Description:

This hatched early, as it was crawling out of it's cocoon one year ago in mid February.A very harmless creature.Fed it's larvae on oak until it matured to a cocoon.

Habitat:

Gardens,Meadows,Eastern United States, west to Texas.

Notes:

Was raised from 3rd instar caterpillar.

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Saturniidae27
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Saturniidae27

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Spotted on Feb 13, 2019
Submitted on Mar 31, 2020

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