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Lobelia Dagger Moth

Acronicta lobeliae

Description:

Medium sized, dark gray caterpillar with yellow markings and white lateral stripes. Sparse dark hairs along body, especially on the lower part above the legs. Head is dark with a light wedge, dark mandibles and a small dark spot in the middle of the wedge.

Habitat:

Temperate forest. Cedar Point County Park, NY.

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1 Comment

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 9 years ago

Gorgeous spotting, Tamar! This spotting is the 25,000th moth spotting in my "Moths of the World" mission. :-) Thank you so much!

ForestDragon
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ForestDragon

Northwest Harbor, New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 5, 2014
Submitted on Aug 19, 2014

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