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cat - Lithophane lemmeri
Copyright © 2007 edward trammel

cat - Lithophane lemmeri
devil's den, washington County, Arkansas, USA
May 28, 2007
Size: ~35mm

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cat - Lithophane lemmeri cat - Lithophane lemmeri
Contributed by edward trammel on 30 May, 2007 - 12:43am
Last updated 24 December, 2008 - 9:41pm

Moved
Moved from Pinions.
… john and jane balaban, 24 December, 2008 - 9:41pm

Lemmer's pinion
I say it's Lithophane lemmeri, or something similar. There aren't any pictures of it on here yet, so here's a link: http://www.forestpests.org/caterpillars/lemmerspinion.cfm
… Craig Biegler, 30 May, 2007 - 2:59pm

 
pinion
thanks for the ID... i am rather lost with most leps. i will move it to genus for now. also, i agree with Herschel.
… edward trammel, 30 May, 2007 - 4:53pm

 
Striking cat
For a bland moth.
… Herschel Raney, 30 May, 2007 - 4:02pm

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