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Field Notes

Description:

Inch long caterpillar with yellow spines along it's back.

Habitat:

Found in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Found on an Ash tree

Species ID Suggestions

American Dagger Moth

Acronicta americana

Reference Link
MrsPbio
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Comments (2)
MrsPbio
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/08/17/american-dagger-moth-caterpillar-2/
Rowkey
How cute! Definitely a kind of Tussock caterpillar, but I wouldn't trust my own species ID with a ten foot pole so that's as far as I'll go, ha. :]

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PublishedAugust 6, 2015

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