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Eastern Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus ssp. zibethicus)Observer
dongminsungDescription
Confirm?
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Abia americanaObserver
robertweedenDescription
see https://bugguide.net/node/view/326810.
This is the only species of Abia known in North America. There are 6 records of A americana in ARCTOS
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Cherry Slug Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi)Observer
awenningerDescription
On Aronia melanocarpa (planted in 2021, purchased commercially)
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
mabandaDescription
Roughly inch long caterpillar found on-top of a local mountain in a wind swept area that is currently clear of snow. It was alive and seemed to be basking in the sun. Daytime temps up to around freezing and night time around -5 f.
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Genus EuuraObserver
robertweedenDescription
I have never seen a pink caterpillar like this before. iNat wants to call it a sawfly but I did not think sawfly larvae had legs along their entire length.
About 20 mm long
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Euura megacephalaObserver
awenningerDescription
Host is balsam poplar .LifeScanner returned Phyllocolpa excavata as ID. BOLD-C48, DNA barcode: COI-5P
AACATTATATTTTATTTTAGGATTTTGATCAGGAATACTAGGATTATCATTTAGAATATTAATCCGAACAGAATTAGGAATACCCGGATCAATAATTGGAGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTAACATCTCATGCATTTTTAATAATTTTCTTCATAGTAATACCTATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGAAATTGATTAATTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTTCCCCGACTAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTTCTACCACCTTCATTAATTTTATTATTATCTAGAAGAATAGTAAATTCAGGATCAGGAACTGGATGAACTGTATACCCACCTTTATCAAGAAGAATCTCCCATTCAGGAGCATCAGTAGATTTAACTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCATCAATCCTGGGAGCAATTAATTTTATTTCAACAATAATTAATATAAAATTAAAAGGAATAAAATTTGAACAAATACCTTTATTTGTATGAGCAGTATCATTAACTGCACTATTATTACTTCTATCATTACCCGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATACTTCTCACAGATCGTAACTTAAATACATCTTTTTTTG-
