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Six-spotted Aroga with mite on back - Aroga compositella
Copyright © 2013 Royal M. Tyler, Jr.

Six-spotted Aroga with mite on back - Aroga compositella
~6 mi. E of Vivian, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 7, 2013

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Six-spotted Aroga with mite on back - Aroga compositella black/white with orange?? on back moth - Aroga compositella
Contributed by Royal M. Tyler, Jr. on 7 June, 2013 - 1:17pm
Last updated 23 June, 2013 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 23 June, 2013 - 9:34am

Looks like ...
Aroga compositella
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 7 June, 2013 - 1:38pm

The orange thingy ...
Looks like something in the neighborhood of a "spider mite"

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 7 June, 2013 - 1:23pm

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