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Another view
Alameda County, California, USA
August 12, 2009
If a caterpillar faces the plant stem when starting a pupa, this is the ventral side. I think I can make out the beginnings of eyes and mouthparts. The creature looks more mothish than caterpillaresque. It must be more than halfway there.

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Contributed by G Whiz on 12 August, 2009 - 11:52pm
Last updated 18 September, 2009 - 7:36pm

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