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caterpillar - Megalographa biloba
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caterpillar - Megalographa biloba
Decatur, Wise County, Texas, USA
April 12, 2004
Been looking for this one for awhile with it black mask, maybe Autographa precationis. Are the black specks mean it was parasitized?? Thanks!

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Contributed by Mary Curry on 5 October, 2019 - 2:54pm
Last updated 6 January, 2020 - 8:12pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… George Smiley, 6 January, 2020 - 8:12pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tyler Hedlund, 3 December, 2019 - 3:27pm

very spinulose body
seems to point to Megalographa biloba to us.
… john and jane balaban, 5 October, 2019 - 4:10pm

 
I did take a photo of adult M
I did take a photo of adult Megalographa biloba a few days later so they are definitely in my area. That specimen was confirmed by BAMONA. Thanks for all that y'all do. :-)
… Mary Curry, 6 October, 2019 - 10:53am

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