Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

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Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

Duluth, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
August 9, 2004

Another long but hopefully enjoyable caterpillar growth sequence. Here's the egg just where I found it, on a sweetgum leaf at the border of a utility corridor. I took it home with me to try and raise.

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Hickory Horned Devil - Egg to Caterpillar - Citheronia regalis

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 8 February, 2005 - 9:44pm

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