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Photo by Torlani
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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 2-3 inches in length. Pink to reddish body color. A pair of yellow dots running all the way down the back. It has no horns or spike. Very little hair present. Found in New York State (north east United States)

Species ID Suggestions

sawfly larvae

Symphyta sp.

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (4)
mauna Kunzah
Hi Torlani. Welcome to Project Noah! I second Gary17’s ID.
Gary Walton
A larva of the moth genus Acronicta, possibly A. increta. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1719959/bgimage https://bugguide.net/node/view/273828/bgimage
Torlani
That's it, thank you so much! And an article explaining color variation and genetics, that's wonderfully helpful!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello Torlani and welcome to the Project Noah community! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spottings, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)
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PublishedOctober 5, 2019

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