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New Jersey Caterpillar - Acronicta americana
Copyright © 2006 Tim Carlsen

New Jersey Caterpillar - Acronicta americana
Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
July 27, 2006
Size: 1-1/2 inches long
My daughters found this in the yard. Overnight it promptly spun itself into a cocoon. Any idea on what this is? What is it going to be?
Contributed by Tim Carlsen on 27 July, 2006 - 8:10am
Last updated 19 August, 2010 - 3:00pm

Has the look of American Dagger Moth,
Acronicta americana, with those two pairs of black lashes near the front and single black tuft at the back.

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… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 27 July, 2006 - 8:30am

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