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Poison Hemlock caterpillar (1) - Elaphria
Copyright © 2004 john and jane balaban

Poison Hemlock caterpillar (1) - Elaphria
Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Glenview, Illinois, USA
September 17, 2004
On National Public Lands Day, a group of volunteers picked seed of Cicuta maculata, Poison Hemlock. When we brought the seed home, we found it full of these small (~1 cm)caterpillars. We put a bunch in a small saucer which they immediately crawled out of. Here's a group shot.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 October, 2004 - 9:52pm
Last updated 1 January, 2008 - 10:56am

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