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Pepper and Salt Geometer larva - Biston betularia
Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Pepper and Salt Geometer larva - Biston betularia
Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
August 4, 1999
Found caterpillar eating Willow (Salix spp.) on July 30, 1999.
Formed pupa under sand on August 11, 1999. Overwintered in refrigerator. Removed from refrigerator on April 15, 2000. Adult eclosed on June 2, 2000,

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Pepper and Salt Geometer - Biston betularia Pepper and Salt Geometer larva - Biston betularia
Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 1 July, 2007 - 12:10pm

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