Fingered Dagger Moth Caterpillar
(Acronicta dactylina)
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| (5th instar larva) |
I found this little guy walking through my rock garden.
Listed as uncommon but widely spread,
the Dagger Finger Moth,
as pictured below,
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| (Janice Stiefel/bugguide.com) |
is found in deciduous and mixed wood forests
in all of the U.S. and S. Canada.
Larva feed on willow, alder, birch, poplar and hawthorn,
overwintering as a pupa in leaves or debris.
Larvae are present from July to October.
6 comments:
Those fuzzy guys tickle when they crawl up your arm, at least mine. :)
A funny looking little guy, think I have seen this moth recently.
Seems like I once heart that fuzzy catepillars are a sign of a early and hard winter. Wonder if that is true with this little guy. Nola
glad to see those!
thanks for sharing. :)
betty
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Very nice macro photos.
Regards and best wishes
Thank you all for your nice comments.
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