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Hitched Arches

Melanchra adjuncta

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Description:

Hitched Arches Moth on goldenweed. Bug ID: "Larva: two forms - either light green or light brown; both forms have darker diagonal markings dorsally and ventrolaterally, and thin whitish dorsal line; head dark with 3 white dorsal lines; 8th abdominal segment humped, with dark lateral patch."

Habitat:

wooded riparian areas, wood edges, clearings, brushy areas, waste places

Reference Links:

Species Melanchra adjuncta - Hitched Arches - Hodges#10292 - BugGuide.Net

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