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Black and Yellow Stripes - Melanchra pulverulenta

Sitka County, Alaska, USA
August 22, 2012

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Contributed by Matt Goff on 23 August, 2012 - 1:36am
Last updated 23 August, 2012 - 9:00am

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths. We're not clear how to separate the larva of pulverulenta from assimilis, but it looks like pulverulenta is the northwest species.

… john and jane balaban, 23 August, 2012 - 9:00am

Melanchra pulverulenta

Thank you John and Jane for the input. It might not be a positive answer, but I can now call it something besides "Black and Yellow Caterpillar".

I take a lot of pictures of all types of wildlife, insects, plants, flowers, scenery, etc. up here in Alaska. I like to catalog everything with a name. Sometimes my books just don't do it for me and I rely on kind folks like you in assisting me. I will now research the M pulverulenta and assimilis and then choose between the two. The added photo by Matt was a big help.

Dickie

… Dickie L. Byrd, 6 May, 2015 - 12:05am

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