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Gold-striped Leaftier - Hodges#0951 (Machimia tentoriferella)
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
Caterpillar ID Request -
Machimia tentoriferella
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
August 15, 2016
Observed on a Polygonum/Persicaria sp.
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
on 9 September, 2016 - 3:09am
Last updated 11 September, 2016 - 6:44pm
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 11 September, 2016 - 6:44pm
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Machimia tentoriferella
This appears to be
Machimia tentoriferella
(Depressariidae), as seen
here
. Once it finishes feeding, it is indiscriminate about the species of plant on which it makes this silken shelter.
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Terry Harrison
, 9 September, 2016 - 8:25pm
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