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Caterpillar
Copyright © 2006 Callen Harty

Caterpillar
Walking Iron County Park, near Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
August 12, 2006
Found this crawling on the ground near some sturdy grasses on a path, between a wooded area and field.
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Contributed by Callen Harty on 13 August, 2006 - 11:34pm
Last updated 9 December, 2006 - 6:01pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 9 December, 2006 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Reminds us of the
loopers in the genus Caenurgina (notice two pair of abdominal prolegs) but we'll have to search more to try to tweeze out which one.
… john and jane balaban, 14 August, 2006 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
loopers
Thanks. That gives me something to go on as a starting point.
… Callen Harty, 14 August, 2006 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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