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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » American Silkworm Moths (Apatelodidae) » Apatelodinae » Olceclostera » The Angel - Hodges#7665 (Olceclostera angelica)
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The Angel (Caterpillar) - Olceclostera angelica
Copyright © 2004 Stephen_WV

The Angel (Caterpillar) - Olceclostera angelica
Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
Furry! From an older scanned negative. Help with ID appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 13 December, 2004 - 7:24am
Last updated 19 February, 2005 - 9:33am

Olceclostera angelica (Grote, 1864) -- The Angel ?
Check out Dave Wagner and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 14 December, 2004 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John and Jane
That looks like a good match. As always, it would be easier if the two photos were from the same angle! Mine seems whiter, but of course that may be a difference in instars, an individual difference, or even a difference in the lighting under which the photos were taken.

Thanks, John and Jane!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen_WV, 15 December, 2004 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Moved to guide, hostplant
I've move this to the guide. I believe the cat is feeding on an ash, which is the hostplant for this species. Good show on the identification.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
… Cotinis, 19 February, 2005 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

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