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Camouflaged Looper Caterpillar - Synchlora
Copyright © 2008 Robert Lord Zimlich

Camouflaged Looper Caterpillar - Synchlora
Spanish Fort (Meaher Park), Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
September 18, 2008
It's true. They color-coordinate their wardrobes to match their environment.

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Camouflaged Looper Caterpillar - Synchlora Camouflaged Looper Caterpillar - Synchlora
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 20 September, 2008 - 11:04am

Good experiment!
Very interesting! I will try to do the same thing. Did yo remove the petal bits when you moved it or just let him change its outfit at its leisure?
I wonder what their favorite host plants are. Maybe they are quite flexible. I usually see them in Asteraceae.
… Beatriz Moisset, 13 April, 2009 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

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