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Synchlora Caterpillar ??? - Synchlora
Copyright © 2005 Tam Stuart

Synchlora Caterpillar ??? - Synchlora
Plainboro/ Plainsboro Preserve, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: ~14 mm
Pretty sure this is a Synchlora caterpillar based on its behavior. It was a little larger than some I've seen in the past.

BTW, Eisner has a paragraph on Synchloras' behavor at http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/21878?&print=yes. Scroll down to "Dressing to Disappear" at the bottom of the page.
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Contributed by Tam Stuart on 2 August, 2005 - 8:02pm
Last updated 27 August, 2005 - 4:53pm

hummm
Don't know how you ever saw this.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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