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Owlet Moth larva - Stiria
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Owlet Moth larva - Stiria
Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
October 2, 2020
I'm assuming the larva on the right is a Synchlora sp.? I'm interested in the one on the left. A Helicoverpa zea? On Maximilian sunflower, Helianthus maximiliani.
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 13 October, 2020 - 11:00am
Last updated 8 March, 2021 - 12:18pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 8 March, 2021 - 10:53am

How about
one of the Stiria
… john and jane balaban, 13 October, 2020 - 4:16pm

 
Sure looks like it. I looked
Sure looks like it. I looked through all of that genus and to me, it's a match. Good enough to move?
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 13 October, 2020 - 6:39pm

 
OK to move
Yes definitely Stiria
… Kevin Keegan, 8 March, 2021 - 9:36am

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