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Hodges #9264 - Caterpillar of Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa
Copyright © 2017 Peter Homann

Hodges #9264 - Caterpillar of Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
November 5, 2017
Size: Length ≈35mm
Caterpillar from eggs laid Sep 27, 2017, hatched on Oct 2, 2017. Fed Vaccinium leaves (had refused Quercus nigra and Prunus sp. leaves). This is one of the surviving caterpillars I had moved outdoor onto a Vaccinium shrub on Nov. 5: all of them fed from it and had disappeared (pupated?) Nov.7. Caterpillar's appearance matches that of A. longa caterpillar shown in D.J. Wagner's Caterpillars of Eastern North America and is similar to those on the photos posted in BugGuide, thus supporting my choice of ID for the moth.

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Hodges #9264- Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa - female Hodges #9264- Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa - female Hodges #9264 - Caterpillar of Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa Hodges #9264 - Caterpillar of Long-winged Dagger Moth - Acronicta longa
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 5 November, 2017 - 2:13pm
Last updated 20 November, 2017 - 4:57pm

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