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caterpillar on dogbane - Synchlora
Copyright © 2015 Phillip Harpootlian

caterpillar on dogbane - Synchlora
Lake Conestee Nature Park, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
July 11, 2015
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 11 July, 2015 - 11:36pm
Last updated 29 July, 2021 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Synchlora.
… Bob Biagi, 29 July, 2021 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 17 August, 2015 - 9:42am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 3 August, 2015 - 10:27pm

Reminds me of Synchlora
It has decorated itself like Synchlora. Bugguide says that Synchlora aerata, for which there is one Bugguide record in SC, feeds on many plants. I don't know if Dogbane is one of those plants.
… Peter Edelman, 12 July, 2015 - 8:00pm

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