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Final instar A. americana? - Acronicta americana
Copyright © 2009 Seb

Final instar A. americana? - Acronicta americana
Columbia, on the MKT trail, Boone County, Missouri, USA
September 18, 2009
Size: A little over 2 inches
I found this guy today and he's the biggest American dagger i've found so I'm curious if this is his last instar before pupation/how can one tell the instar on these cats?
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Contributed by Seb on 18 September, 2009 - 7:06pm

probably
I don't know much about these guys, but I know that any final instar larvae of these that I've come across while they are wandering for a place to cocoon, they are around this size.
… Ryan, 19 September, 2009 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
It's been wandering around its container ad nauseum.
… Seb, 19 September, 2009 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

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