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Catalpaworm - sphinx moth caterpillar - Ceratomia catalpae
Copyright © 2006 Fred Siskind

Catalpaworm - sphinx moth caterpillar - Ceratomia catalpae
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
July 29, 2006
These caterpillars were stripping a tree (don't know if it was the catalpa) and about 80% had been paracitized. This is the dark larva form of the caterpillar.
Contributed by Fred Siskind on 4 October, 2006 - 7:26pm

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