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Larva - Pygarctia roseicapitis
Copyright © 2011 cwmelton

Larva - Pygarctia roseicapitis
Montosa Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 10, 2011
Found on wild cotton leaf but for two days it would not feed on wild cotton.
After finding this today in another mountain range feeding on Chamaesyce hyssopifolia I offered it some leaves and it began feeding. Will try to rear them both.
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Contributed by cwmelton on 12 August, 2011 - 7:50pm
Last updated 12 December, 2012 - 2:46pm

Moved
Moved from Tiger and Lichen Moths.
… cwmelton, 12 December, 2012 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent! Thanks.
How about 561902? We don't want to move something that you are still working on.
… john and jane balaban, 12 December, 2012 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Parasitized
Unfortunately, that larva was parasitized by Braconids.
But based on host plant and other larvae found nearby I would say it was Pygarctia roseicapitis.
… cwmelton, 12 December, 2012 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Cen we move this to
Pygarctia roseicapitis now?
… john and jane balaban, 10 December, 2012 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Here's another - not yet iD'd
… john and jane balaban, 13 August, 2011 - 1:45am login or register to post comments

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