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Shagreened Slug Moth larva - Apoda biguttata
Copyright © 2013 MJ Hatfield

Shagreened Slug Moth larva - Apoda biguttata
Kalo, Webster County, Iowa, USA
May 18, 2006
A friend's daughter found this in her yard on oak. We were all delighted even though none of us had a clue what it was.
The adult emerged on or before May 28, 2006.

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Shagreened Slug Moth larva - Apoda biguttata Shagreened Slug Moth, dorsal - Apoda biguttata Shagreened Slug Moth, lateral - Apoda biguttata
Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 9 February, 2013 - 8:16am

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