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Photo#64607
Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Euchaetes egle

Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar - Euchaetes egle
Anderson Point Park, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
July 15, 2006
Size: 14 mm
A later instar found wandering about near patches of Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca. Captured and posed. I'm going to try to rear it.

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