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"Inch Worm"... Probably Family Geometridae... Genus/Species? - Alsophila pometaria
Near Nashville, Tennessee, USA
April 3, 2007
Size: A little over an inch
Contributed by Matt B. on 3 April, 2007 - 5:40pm
Last updated 11 November, 2007 - 6:14pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 November, 2007 - 6:14pm

With that extra pair of miniature prolegs
we would suggest Alsophila pometaria, Wagner pg 144
… john and jane balaban, 11 November, 2007 - 6:14pm

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