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 27, 2004

Eleven days since hatching and he again appears to have changed somewhat in appearance. He's noticably bigger, the horns are reduced with only black tips, and he's fuzzier. The spiracles are also clearly defined now. It was at this stage that I realized it was an imperial moth caterpillar.

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Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 2 February, 2005 - 10:17pm

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