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  Sighting 1132960

Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
Datana ministra

Observation date: August 08, 2017
Submitted by: gsnader
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: They have been clustered on the ends of the branches of my domesticated apple trees, eating the leaves completely as they go. They do not seem to be producing any sort of tent structure.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: August 14, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Lancaster County, United States, Pennsylvania

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