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Giant silkworm caterpillar -Callosamia promethia - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2009 Eric Gofreed

Giant silkworm caterpillar -Callosamia promethia - Callosamia promethea
Bryan's Road, Charle's County, Maryland, USA
July 30, 2009
Size: 3 inches
On tulip poplar

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Contributed by Eric Gofreed on 30 July, 2009 - 9:09pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 21 August, 2009 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

yes Callosamia
This is a 5th and final instar Callosamia promethea
… Ryan, 1 August, 2009 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Tulip poplar. I posted that on the first image... regrettably it didn't carry over to all the images... I'll edit and fix that glitch.

Eric
… Eric Gofreed, 1 August, 2009 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

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