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Haploa
Photo#462516
Copyright © 2010
Loren & Babs Padelford
Small caterpillar -
Haploa
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
September 30, 2010
Size: approx. 25mm
Any help with ID appreciated.
Thanks,
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Contributed by
Loren & Babs Padelford
on 7 October, 2010 - 11:29am
Last updated 20 October, 2010 - 2:55pm
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David J. Ferguson
, 20 October, 2010 - 2:55pm
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v belov
, 20 October, 2010 - 12:19pm
Another suggestion, same genus
might be
Haploa contigua
. Genus
Haploa
, or close, certainly seems very likely.
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David J. Ferguson
, 7 October, 2010 - 5:42pm
Haploa contigua
David,
Thanks for your suggestion on the I.D. We think your suggestion may be correct after looking at many photos on the net.
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Loren & Babs Padelford
, 7 October, 2010 - 7:04pm
Not an ID...
... but I could imagine this being something along the lines of Haploa
.
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Carmen Champagne
, 7 October, 2010 - 4:55pm
Haploa
Carmen,
Thanks for your help. It looks like Haploa is good choice.
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
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Loren & Babs Padelford
, 7 October, 2010 - 7:03pm
Somebody might recognize it right off,
but there is one thing that can always help with the identification, and that is to note what kind of plant it was feeding on. That can really narrow down the field of candidates rapildly. :0)
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David J. Ferguson
, 7 October, 2010 - 12:46pm