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Unknown caterpillar - Actias luna
Copyright © 2013 Ken Childs

Unknown caterpillar - Actias luna
Henderson, Chester County, Tennessee, USA
May 2, 2013
Size: 7 mm TL
Found on my moth sheet at night.
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Contributed by Ken Childs on 3 May, 2013 - 4:30pm
Last updated 3 May, 2013 - 8:32pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Ken Childs, 3 May, 2013 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

ken!
take a look at
… Edna Woodward, 3 May, 2013 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I wish I'd known. Whenever I
I wish I'd known. Whenever I see cats on my sheets, I'm afraid to take them before I know what they are and what they eat.

There's always next time.
… Ken Childs, 3 May, 2013 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice catch Edna,
Looks like the second time we got tricked by these guys!! Maybe we'll remember next time! :)
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2013 - 6:56pm login or register to post comments

 
i knew because i once
got some poly eggs and in them was a little stranger..one who looked like this guy..i had to rear it up before I found out..
… Edna Woodward, 4 May, 2013 - 2:39am login or register to post comments

We wonder what a baby Drepana might look like???

You might try contacting Arpad. We think he has seen early instars of Drepana and might be able to say Yea or nay.
… john and jane balaban, 3 May, 2013 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

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