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caterpillar - Gnophaela
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

caterpillar - Gnophaela
near Alpine, Apache County, Arizona, USA
June 23, 2008
Not sure what the plant was, but it seems to have a white hairy appearance, and the leaves were long, like mules ear.
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Contributed by tom murray on 4 July, 2008 - 10:29pm
Last updated 5 July, 2008 - 9:53am

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… tom murray, 5 July, 2008 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Looks to be one of the Gnophaela
and they feed on plants such as Mertensia, Cynoglossum, and Hackelia which all have wide leaves. All-Leps lists five species. In the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 4 July, 2008 - 11:32pm login or register to post comments

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