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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Heterocampa » White-blotched Heterocampa - Hodges#7990 (Heterocampa umbrata)
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Pink Caterpillar - Heterocampa umbrata
Copyright © 2006 Wendy Ealding

Pink Caterpillar - Heterocampa umbrata
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
September 9, 2006
Size: 2-3"
Found on our garage floor in the evening
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Contributed by Wendy Ealding on 10 September, 2006 - 11:27am
Last updated 28 May, 2010 - 9:31pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 4 October, 2006 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

One of the prominents
We're thinking Heterocampa umbrata. Probably ready to pupate. If you still have it, you might give it a nice little home to do so. Images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2006 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

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