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G. vermiculata larvae feeding on a lungwort. - Gnophaela vermiculata
Copyright © 2004 Dick Wilson

G. vermiculata larvae feeding on a lungwort. - Gnophaela vermiculata
Bay Center 98527 Willapa, Pacific County, Washington, USA
May 26, 2004
Size: wingspan ~44mm
Found the caterpillars on a lungwort which is pictured. My granddaughter and I raised the larvae and watched the chryralis (pictured) develop into the above moth.

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273 Gnophaela vermiculata - Police Car Moth 8039 - Gnophaela vermiculata - male G. vermiculata larvae feeding on a lungwort. - Gnophaela vermiculata
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Contributed by Dick Wilson on 3 September, 2007 - 4:35pm

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