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Sachem  -- Atalopedes campestris

Male
Calvert County
9/8/05

Male
Calvert County
7/15/04

Female
Prince George's County
8/21/06

Female
Calvert County
8/8/04

Newly hatched first instar caterpillar on Bermuda Grass

 
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Notes: Regular late summer emigrant. Lack of cold tolerance prevents overwintering in Maryland.
Occurrence: common
Range: Allegheny Plateau, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Flight: mid-July - September (seen earlier in southern counties)
Larval hostplants: Crabgrass (Digitaria sp.) , Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon), other grasses
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