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Large Lace-Border Moth Larva - Scopula limboundata
Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Large Lace-Border Moth Larva - Scopula limboundata
Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
September 21, 2002
Size: Wingspan: 1-1/8 in.
Adult laid eggs on July 23, 2002, Eggs hatched July 31, 2002. Fed Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica). Larva at 52 days old, 3/4 in. Still eating. Never made a pupa. Overwintered as tiny caterpillar. Did not survive overwintering.

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Large Lace-Border Moth - Scopula limboundata - female Large Lace-Border Moth Larva - Scopula limboundata
Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 13 November, 2007 - 3:49pm

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