Imperial Moth - Egg to Caterpillar Sequence - Eacles imperialis

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Imperial Moth - Egg to Caterpillar Sequence - Eacles imperialis

Duluth, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 9, 2004

Forgive this rather long sequence. I think it's worth it to see the various stages for this particular individual.

Here's the egg, on sweetgum.

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Imperial Moth - Egg to Caterpillar Sequence - Eacles imperialis

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 2 February, 2005 - 9:07pm
Last updated 10 March, 2008 - 7:07pm

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