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Noctuidae, larva - Acronicta exilis
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Noctuidae, larva - Acronicta exilis
Ames - Tullamore, Story County, Iowa, USA
July 18, 2010
July 18, 2010: larva collected on back porch (oaks, hickories, maple, basswood) Provided a sampling
July 21, 2010: went into peat substrate
Aug 9, 2010: adult emerged
Aug 10, 2010: dead in jar (in fridge)
Adult ID by J Durbin

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 26 March, 2013 - 10:28am
Last updated 25 January, 2014 - 4:59pm

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