Mummified Acronicta interrupta caterpillar - Acronicta interrupta

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Copyright © 2015 Ken Childs

Mummified Acronicta interrupta caterpillar - Acronicta interrupta

Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, USA
September 5, 2015

I found this on a plum tree and collected it so I could take better photos of it. I didn't realize it was dead until I was ready to photograph it. 1 month later (10/5) it looks exactly the same.

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Contributed by Ken Childs on 5 October, 2015 - 9:05am

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