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Unidentified caterpillar - Cycnia tenera
Copyright © 2008 Mark Dreiling

Unidentified caterpillar - Cycnia tenera
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
September 7, 2008
Found in open field in flood plain.
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Contributed by Mark Dreiling on 16 September, 2008 - 7:33pm
Last updated 12 January, 2009 - 7:12pm

Moved
Moved from Cycnia.
… john and jane balaban, 12 January, 2009 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 23 December, 2008 - 8:45am login or register to post comments

Looks soft fuzzy enough to be
a member of the genus Cycnia. Was it on a Milkweed or Dogbane?
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2008 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Dogbane, I think
A butterfly person once identified dogbane in the immediate area. The field had recently been mowed. The caterpillar was on new growth.
… Mark Dreiling, 10 November, 2008 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

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