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Third instar - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2005 Craig Biegler

Third instar - Callosamia promethea
Denison University Biological Reserve, Licking County, Ohio, USA
June 29, 2005
Found on sassafrass leaves, so I assume these are C. promethea, but angulifera has been raised on sassafrass as well, so I don't know for sure. These caterpillars are in their 3rd instar.

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Contributed by Craig Biegler on 2 July, 2005 - 4:59pm
Last updated 12 July, 2005 - 1:15pm

7764 -- Promethea Moth -- Callosamia promethea
...3rd instars, based on complete larval series by Stu Schwartz in Wisconsin, shown on MPG Plate 39.
… Bob Patterson, 2 July, 2005 - 6:57pm

 
So then these only have 4 ins
So then these only have 4 instars? And should there be a new guide page made for this species?
… Craig Biegler, 2 July, 2005 - 7:20pm

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