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Virginia Ctenucha caterpillar - Ctenucha virginica
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

Virginia Ctenucha caterpillar - Ctenucha virginica
near Ailsa Craig, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
April 9, 2004
Size: 45-50 mm
Among dead grass in roadside ditch. The red prolegs stand out in good light.

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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 2 May, 2005 - 11:27pm

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