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caterpillar - Xylophanes tersa
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caterpillar - Xylophanes tersa
Carter County, Missouri, USA
September 20, 2008
Found under a rock on a glade.
Contributed by Stogie on 21 September, 2008 - 2:09pm
Last updated 11 October, 2008 - 4:13pm

Tersa Sphinx moth caterpillar
see guide. First Missouri image, too (see data map). Welcome to BugGuide!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 21 September, 2008 - 3:03pm

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