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unknown caterpillar - Harrisina metallica
Copyright © 2008 David J. Ferguson

unknown caterpillar - Harrisina metallica
Jemez Falls, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
September 1, 2008
Size: 15 mm
Found on a rock in the middle of the stream, apparently stranded. Not a clue which plant to put the poor little thing on.

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Contributed by David J. Ferguson on 2 September, 2008 - 12:19pm
Last updated 2 September, 2008 - 2:16pm

Harrisina metallica
Got it myself by chance accident. There were lots of wild grapes in the area.
… David J. Ferguson, 2 September, 2008 - 2:15pm

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