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"Yellow catapillar" found in U.S./Paramus, NJ - Acronicta americana
Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
August 3, 2008
Size: not sure
For two weekends in a row now, my husband, boys and I have had an accounter with a yellow caterpillar. It/they seem to be coming from our hosta plants onto our back patio. Neither us nor our friends can find a picture or info that might identify it and some say it's unusual. We are just curious to know about it. Thanks. Michele in Paramus
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Contributed by Michele318 on 6 August, 2008 - 9:21am
Last updated 8 November, 2008 - 7:38pm

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American dagger moth
Noctuidae: Acronicta americana

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