A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/17/2019).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/17/2019).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/29/2017).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2013).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Anthony VanSchoor MBP List

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/19/2013).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/5/2020).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2013).

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 178397 - Psn: 66)

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185650 - Psn: 66)

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/26/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 185657 - Psn: 66)

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 404817 - Psn: 66)

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 406199 - Psn: 66)

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2005).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2005).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2020).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar (shedding) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/3/2018).

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Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 692134 - Psn: 135)

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2015).

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A parasitized Purple-crested Slug Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2016).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2013).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2017).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth larva (right) with an attached tachinid fly egg in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2020).

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/17/2019). View Record Details Media by Ben Springer.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/29/2017). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/1/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

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A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2017). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/21/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/26/2019). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/19/2013). Media by Mike Burchett.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/5/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2005). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar (shedding) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/3/2018). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Purple-crested Slug Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/19/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A parasitized Purple-crested Slug Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/28/2017). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth larva (right) with an attached tachinid fly egg in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2015). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

A Purple-crested Slug Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/17/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Source: Wikipedia

Adoneta spinuloides

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Adoneta
Species:	A. spinuloides
Binomial name
*Adoneta spinuloides* (H. -s., 1854)

Adoneta spinuloides, the purple-crested slug moth, is a species of slug caterpillar moth in the family Limacodidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Adoneta spinuloides is 4685.^[4]

References

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^ "Adoneta spinuloides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Adoneta spinuloides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "Adoneta spinuloides species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Adoneta spinuloides". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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Media related to Adoneta spinuloides at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Adoneta spinuloides	Wikidata: Q13229734 BAMONA: Adoneta-spinuloides BOLD: 12036 BugGuide: 12688 CoL: 64SK9 EoL: 378344 GBIF: 1752285 iNaturalist: 212510 IRMNG: 10633109 ITIS: 117614 LepIndex: 75851 MONA: 4685 NatureServe: 2.113573 NCBI: 691625 Open Tree of Life: 732016

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Purple-crested Slug Moth

Adoneta spinuloides (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

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