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1st instar cecropia larvae - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2005 Mark Black

1st instar cecropia larvae - Hyalophora cecropia
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 27, 2005
Size: .25" approx.
just out of the eggs a day or so
Contributed by Mark Black on 12 August, 2005 - 9:47pm
Last updated 6 February, 2006 - 4:43am

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