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Mountain Ash caterpillar - Lomographa semiclarata
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Mountain Ash caterpillar - Lomographa semiclarata
Clingmans Dome, Great Smoky Mtns NP, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
August 9, 2008
gathering_2008: On the same Mountain Ash, there were a number of these beautifully colored geometrid caterpillars. Looks to us like the White Spring caterpillar, Wagner p. 169 so we're posting it there.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 14 August, 2008 - 10:47am
Last updated 30 August, 2009 - 8:03pm

Moved
Moved from White Spring Moth.
… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2009 - 8:03pm

Bluish Spring moth?
The inset picture on page 169 of Wagner looks just like yours, and the last line of the description points to L. semiclarata.
… tom murray, 30 August, 2009 - 7:34pm

 
Nice catch!
Someone has been studying Wagner again! We'll move it
… john and jane balaban, 30 August, 2009 - 8:03pm

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