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Afflicted Dagger Moth - Hodges#9254 (Acronicta afflicta)
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Copyright © 2015
Matthew Priebe
Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar -
Acronicta afflicta
Gunner Pool Campground, Ozark National Forest, Stone County, Arkansas, USA
September 17, 2014
This caterpillar was in the mixed woodlands of the Ozarks of northern Arkansas.
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Contributed by
Matthew Priebe
on 14 January, 2015 - 2:06pm
Last updated 14 January, 2015 - 9:44pm
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
. One pair of clubbed, black, dorsal setae per segment = afflicta, Owlets, page 275. And truly afflicted with those tachinid fly eggs on it, unfortunately.
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john and jane balaban
, 14 January, 2015 - 2:19pm
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I always hate to see the parasites too.
Thanks.
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Matthew Priebe
, 14 January, 2015 - 9:43pm
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