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Notodontidae, Saddled Prominent, dorsal - Cecrita guttivitta
Copyright © 2016 MJ Hatfield

Notodontidae, Saddled Prominent, dorsal - Cecrita guttivitta
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
July 7, 2015
Size: 10+ mm
July 7, 2015 collected by accident when gathering Blue Wood Aster, Symphyotrichum cordifolium, for other rearings
July 8, 2015 dead, head appeared to be adhered to the leaf by some regurgitation.
At the time I did not even notice the black spots/parasitoid evidence.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 14 February, 2016 - 5:36am

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