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Catapillars on a Plum Leaf - Automeris io
Copyright © 2007 Richard Mudd

Catapillars on a Plum Leaf - Automeris io
Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida, USA
November 19, 2007
Size: 1-11/4" long
Contributed by Richard Mudd on 20 November, 2007 - 12:23pm
Last updated 20 November, 2007 - 9:39pm

Not sure which one,
but probably something in the IO and Buck Moths.
… Lynette Elliott, 20 November, 2007 - 12:32pm

 
Automeris io
100% sure that they are middle instar Io moth (Automeris io) larvae.
… Ryan St Laurent, 20 November, 2007 - 3:47pm

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