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Wavy-lined Emerald Moth
Synchlora aerata |
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| Species ID | 7149 |
| Date | 9/14/2014 |
| Location | |
| County | Kent |
| Quad | Hanesville (39076_C2) |
| Record Counts | |
| Total | 393 |
| County | 10 |
| Quad | 1 |
| Source | |
| Observer All-Time Checklist | |
| Observer | Nancy Martin |
| Other | |
| Specimen | No |
| Published | No |
| Processed By | Nancy Martin |
A Camouflaged Looper, the caterpillar of an Emerald Moth (Wavy-lined or Southern) in Kent Co., Maryland (9/14/2014). A Synchlora caterpillar adorns its body with plant fragments, usually flower petals, to camouflage it as it feeds. Wavy-lined is the only widespread species to do so according to Wagner, but BugGuide suggests that from Maryland southwards other Synchlora spp. are also present and only raising to adulthood can yield a definite caterpillar ID.
Media by Nancy Martin.
Media by Nancy Martin.