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Pale blue caterpillar with yellow spines - Automeris io
Copyright © 2009 Brian Grant

Pale blue caterpillar with yellow spines - Automeris io
Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, USA
June 28, 2009
Size: 1.5 -2.0inch
when younger, the pale blue body is not apparent but, the brown stripe is,
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Contributed by Brian Grant on 29 June, 2009 - 5:39am
Last updated 29 June, 2009 - 10:47am

Glad you got your caterpillar posted
It's a beauty! We moved it to the guide page for the species, so you will no longer see it in ID Request. But you can always find it by clicking on "Your Images" in the upper right of your screen. Then you can click on any of your thumbnail images. (You only have one now, but we expect that will grow!)
… john and jane balaban, 29 June, 2009 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

Io Moth
compare below and see guide.

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 June, 2009 - 5:58am login or register to post comments

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