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Strecker's larva - Megathymus streckeri

Strecker's larva - Megathymus streckeri
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
January 26, 2015
Size: about 5 cm
This last instar caterpillar was raised by Bill Dempwolf from a batch of eggs he collected last year in Blanco County, near the intersection of Hwy 290 and Hwy 281. The larva was in a tube, but had to endure being temporarily removed for a photo op.