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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Alsophilini » Alsophila » Fall Cankerworm - Hodges#6258 (Alsophila pometaria)
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Alsophila sp. CATERPILLAR]. WITH (possibe) WASP EGGS ON SHOULDERS. - Alsophila pometaria
Copyright © 2018 William A. Krithinithis

Alsophila sp. CATERPILLAR]. WITH (possibe) WASP EGGS ON SHOULDERS. - Alsophila pometaria
Rochester Twp, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 22, 2018
Size: (1" inch/25mm).
65°F/18°C 80%Hu
Swinging in breeze on a "Burning bush", maybe Wasp eggs on shoulders.

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Alsophila sp. CATERPILLAR]. WITH (possibe) WASP EGGS ON SHOULDERS. - Alsophila pometaria Green Cloverworm Moth [CATERPILLAR] (Hypnea scabra). WITH EGGS ON SHOULDERS. - Alsophila pometaria Green Cloverworm Moth [CATERPILLAR] (Hypnea scabra). WITH EGGS ON SHOULDERS. - Alsophila pometaria
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Contributed by Bkripto on 23 May, 2018 - 10:44am
Last updated 30 August, 2018 - 8:17am

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2018 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 29 May, 2018 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

With the reduced prolegs on A5
This looks more like Alsophila

and the 'eggs' look more like wasp larvae.
… john and jane balaban, 23 May, 2018 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed.
Agreed.
… jim sogaard, 30 August, 2018 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

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