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Caterpillar - Spodoptera eridania
Copyright © 2016 Karen Chiasson

Caterpillar - Spodoptera eridania
Theodore, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
September 11, 2016
Size: 2-3 Inches
Contributed by Karen Chiasson on 12 September, 2016 - 6:54am
Last updated 19 November, 2018 - 8:16pm

Moved
Moved from Armyworms.
… john and jane balaban, 19 November, 2018 - 8:16pm

With the wide bright lateral stripe
ending on A1, we're thinking this is S. eridania
… john and jane balaban, 12 November, 2018 - 7:49pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Hunt, 14 September, 2016 - 12:53am

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