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Mourning cloak caterpillar - Nymphalis antiopa
Copyright © 2007 john and jane balaban

Mourning cloak caterpillar - Nymphalis antiopa
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 22, 2007
Found this caterpillar among the roots of a fallen tree, in a sheltered spot, starting to form its chrysalis.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 24 June, 2007 - 2:58pm

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