Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

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Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

Duluth, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 16, 2004

A week after hatching the coloration turns mostly red and the horns have filled out some. The head capsule has changed from black to red.

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Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 February, 2005 - 9:54pm

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