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Salebriaria turpidella
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Salebriaria turpidella
Karnack, Harrison County, Texas, USA
August 17, 2022
Size: 15mm
Found as a final instar feeding on the underside of a Burr Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) leaf. Days were spent under provided leaf litter which had been lightly covered in webbing by the larva.

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Contributed by George Smiley on 11 September, 2022 - 12:58pm

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