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Caterpillar - Eupithecia
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Caterpillar - Eupithecia
Reed Turner Woodland, Lake County, Illinois, USA
August 21, 2006
Size: ~2cm
Was feeding on Figwort (Scrophularia species. Maybe not feeding but walking. According to Wagner, it may be Unadorned Carpet (Hydrelia inornata) pg 215.
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 21 August, 2006 - 8:45pm
Last updated 13 September, 2006 - 10:24am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Tom Bentley, 13 September, 2006 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

Birches?
Were there any birch trees nearby?
… Chuck Entz, 22 August, 2006 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

 
Not 100% sure...will check an
Not 100% sure...will check and see.
… Tom Bentley, 22 August, 2006 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

 
Went to an reliable outside s
Went to an reliable outside source and this is a Eupithecia species.
… Tom Bentley, 13 September, 2006 - 10:24am login or register to post comments

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