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Caterpillar? - Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Copyright © 2008 William Donald Newton

Caterpillar? - Phyprosopus callitrichoides
Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
September 3, 2008
Size: 1 inch
At first I tho't this trash. Then I looked again. Caterpillar of some moth or butterfly, I hope.
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Contributed by William Donald Newton on 3 September, 2008 - 10:47pm
Last updated 21 October, 2008 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 21 October, 2008 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Phyprosopus callitrichoides - Curve-lined Owlet
In the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2008 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you so much!
It will take a keen eye for me to spot an adult 'mongst the foliage in the back yard! Beautiful animal, indeed.
… William Donald Newton, 4 September, 2008 - 6:49pm login or register to post comments

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