Details for Record 367564

Species: Wavy-lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata) (Species ID: 7149) - View Species | Quad Details   

Date: 9/14/2014

Quad: Hanesville (39076_C2)

County: Kent

Records: 352 total records, 5 for Kent Co., 1 for Hanesville Quad

Observer: Nancy Martin

Specimen: No

Publication: No

Processed by: Nancy Martin


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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. Photo by Nancy Martin.