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caterpillar on Shagbark Hickory - Pococera
Copyright © 2015 Ilona L.

caterpillar on Shagbark Hickory - Pococera
Cross Plains - Ice Age Trail, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 12, 2015
Size: ~22mm

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 14 September, 2015 - 4:13pm
Last updated 26 September, 2019 - 8:41pm

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… George Smiley, 26 September, 2019 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Reminds us of the Pococera that MJ found on oak

You might drop her a note and see what she thinks.
… john and jane balaban, 14 September, 2015 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
caterpillar
Sure looks like the same kind of caterpillar. The one I found had wrapped itself in a dried Shagbark Hickory leaf although the caterpillar may have fallen from a nearby oak and may have just used the opportunity to wrap itself in the leaf that it found.
… Ilona L., 14 September, 2015 - 9:48pm login or register to post comments

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