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sad-eyed fuzzy - Lymantria dispar
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

sad-eyed fuzzy - Lymantria dispar
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
June 21, 2005
On garage door.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 June, 2005 - 8:37pm
Last updated 23 June, 2005 - 6:05am

Gypsy
This is the caterpillar of the infamous Gypsy Moth...
… Ray Simpson, 22 June, 2005 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Aha!
Thank you Ray. I don't have the obsession about caterpillars that I have about beetles, but I find the larvae to be fully as fascinating and varied in design and color as the adults.
… Jim McClarin, 22 June, 2005 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

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