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Truncaptera inopinata - Hodges#8027 (Truncaptera inopinata)
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Copyright © 2010
Bob Stewart
Moth caterpillar on Gossypium thurberi Wild Cotton -
Truncaptera inopinata
Patagonia, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
September 15, 2010
Contributed by
Bob Stewart
on 27 October, 2010 - 6:44pm
Last updated 30 September, 2022 - 2:00pm
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john and jane balaban
, 31 October, 2010 - 5:18pm
Moth caterpillar on Wild Cotton
the photograph does not fit the description of Lirimus truncata in Oplers Moths of Western North America and the host plant is not mentioned by MacFarland in that volume either.
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Bob Stewart
, 2 November, 2010 - 4:12pm
The Id is based upon the work of Bruce Walsh
See the link to his website on this other image
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john and jane balaban
, 2 November, 2010 - 6:19pm
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v belov
, 31 October, 2010 - 4:25pm
Nice find! How about
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john and jane balaban
, 27 October, 2010 - 8:18pm