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Promethea caterpillars - Callosamia promethea

Promethea caterpillars - Callosamia promethea
Athens/ Sandy Creek Park, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
May 1, 2011
The host plant is Silverbell, Halesia carolina. I tried to follow these caterpillars through their development, but every time I returned there were fewer of them until eventually there were none. I suppose they must have been picked off by predators.

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