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caterpillar - Actias luna
Copyright © 2011 Ilona L.

caterpillar - Actias luna
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 22, 2011
Found on a Walnut tree. The next day I went to pick a Walnut leaf for this caterpillar and found another Luna Moth caterpillar which was starting to show the magenta-colored spots.

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 23 August, 2011 - 12:16am
Last updated 23 August, 2011 - 11:02pm

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… Ilona L., 23 August, 2011 - 10:57pm

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