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Spotted Apatelodes Moth

Apatelodes torrefacta

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Greenwood, Delaware

Lewes, Delaware

Cornelia, Georgia

Livingston, Louisiana

Fallston, Maryland

Oakland, Maryland

Fremont, Nebraska

Kingston, New York

Medina, New York

Fletcher, North Carolina

Cincinnati, Ohio

Glouster, Ohio

Quakertown, Pennsylvania

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Neuhierl

Covington, GA | September 2023 | Positive

I found the Spotted Apatelodes Moth caterpillar (yellow) in my Baptisia False Indigo today 9/21/2023. Newton County, Georgia. Never had seen one before. Beautiful!

DiOhio

Corning, OH (Zone 6a) | January 2007 | Positive

The larvae to this moth can have either yellow, white, or gray setae. The ends of the prolegs are red.

Host plants include a wide range of trees and shrubs such as apples, maples, oaks, and Prunus species.

Two generations.

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