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Unidentified Caterpillar - Chionodes hibiscella
Copyright © 2013 Seth Ausubel

Unidentified Caterpillar - Chionodes hibiscella
Broad Channel/Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens County, New York, USA
August 4, 2013
In Marsh Hibiscus flower.

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Unidentified Caterpillar - Chionodes hibiscella Unidentified Caterpillar - Chionodes hibiscella
Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 4 August, 2013 - 8:31pm
Last updated 5 August, 2013 - 2:52pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Seth Ausubel, 5 August, 2013 - 2:19pm

Chionodes hibiscella
The host plant, mode of feeding, and appearance of the larva identify it as Chionodes hibiscella (Gelechiidae).
… Terry Harrison, 5 August, 2013 - 12:37pm

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