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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Coelodasys » Unicorn Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#8007 (Coelodasys unicornis)
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Unicorn Caterpillar Moth - Coelodasys unicornis - female
Copyright © 2005 Janice Stiefel

Unicorn Caterpillar Moth - Coelodasys unicornis - Female
Town of Greenbush, Hilltop Road, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
June 2, 2000
Larva was found August 25, 1999 by my friend, Therese Randall, on Wild Apple (Malus spp.). It formed a pupa on August 27, 1999 which overwintered in refrigerator. Removed pupa from refrigerator on April 15, 2000. This female eclosed on June 2, 2000, it laid eggs and was released.

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Unicorn Caterpillar Moth - Coelodasys unicornis - female Unicorn Caterpillar Larva - Coelodasys unicornis
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 23 December, 2005 - 10:42am
Last updated 31 March, 2006 - 5:38pm

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