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Caterpillar on goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Copyright © 2015 John van der Linden

Caterpillar on goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana)
Weaver Dunes, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
August 24, 2013
I came upon this caterpillar in 2010 on goat's rue (Tephrosia virginiana) at Weaver Dunes ; MJ Hatfield and I searched for it in the same location in 2013 and relocated it (pictured here), once again on goat's rue. If MJ and I find it again, hopefully one of us will be able to get a more in-focus close-up.

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Contributed by John van der Linden on 8 February, 2015 - 12:36pm
Last updated 18 February, 2015 - 12:16pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… John van der Linden, 18 February, 2015 - 12:16pm

Moving
to Pyralidae for now based on resemblance to caterpillars in genus Pococera.
… John van der Linden, 18 February, 2015 - 12:15pm

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