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Mellow Yellow This Caterpillar is certainly easy to see! Beautiful colors. Photo taken in Hanover, NH (USA) Again, the species searcher claims there is no match for Caterpillar. Acronicta americana Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Mellow Yellow

This Caterpillar is certainly easy to see! Beautiful colors. Photo taken in Hanover, NH (USA) Again, the species searcher claims there is no match for Caterpillar.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    It's gorgeous!

    Similar to the other photo, where you searched for "beetles", "caterpillars" is not specific enough. You have to know which exact butterfly this is in order to identify it.     Posted 11 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Did some searching, this looks to be the "Spotted Apatelodes". Great find! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      I have to disagree with this ID. I think this is probably Acronicta americana or at least something in the Acronicta genus.

      See the differences in these two examples
      Acronicta americana:
      https://bugguide.net/node/view/505/bgimage?from=120

      My recent Spotted Apatelodes find:
      Spotted Apatelodes Moth Larva (Apatelodes torrefacta) On Vaccinium pallidum plants in a pine forest in Floyd County, GA.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/67019/spotted_apatelodes_moth_larva_apatelodes_torrefacta.html Apatelodes torrefacta,Fall,Geotagged,Spotted Apatelodes,United States
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thank you Lisa for the correction, fixed! Posted 6 years ago
        1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
          Flown Kimmerling
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          No problem! I just happened to notice the discrepancies when I posted my observation today! Glad I could help! Posted 6 years ago
  4. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Definitely Acronicta sp.
    Possibly Acronicta americana? https://bugguide.net/node/view/505/bgimage?from=120
     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
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      Agreed! Posted 6 years ago

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The American Dagger Moth

The American Dagger Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is native to North America.

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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 14, 2014. Captured Sep 28, 2013 08:56.
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  • Canon EOS 20D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 135mm