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Strange Orangish Caterpillar - Acronicta insularis
Copyright © 2011 cwhit1

Strange Orangish Caterpillar - Acronicta insularis
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
September 18, 2011
I think this one's on Smartweed (we have loads of caterpillars on that stuff right now). I found 2 pictures in Simyra insularis (#9280) that look similar, but I'm really not sure if that's what this is. I at least feel somewhat confident putting it in moths at this time. Any help is appreciated.
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Contributed by cwhit1 on 20 September, 2011 - 2:58pm
Last updated 20 January, 2012 - 3:04pm

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths. We would agree with parasitized Simyra
… john and jane balaban, 20 January, 2012 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 8 October, 2011 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

It does look like a parasitized Simyra insularis
See Wagner, pg 338
… john and jane balaban, 20 September, 2011 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

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