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| Record Summary | Looper caterpillar, beaten from Oak |
| Found as | Larva |
| Date | 9 October 2005 |
| Capture method | beaten |
| Associated organism | Quercus |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU56 |
| Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W |
| Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
| Country | England |
| Voucher | 9 Oct 2005[F] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
Notes:
14 Oct 05: length = 20mm
17 Oct 05: ready to pupate.
20 Oct 05: pupa.
9 May 06: emerged
Cremaster with 3 pairs of curved projections each with dilated recurved end bearing a pair of short backward-pointing teeth like an anchor, plus a pair of fine diverging filaments anterior to cremaster on the dorsal side (not complete: tips broken off).
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