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Inchworm
Copyright © 2016 Karen Chiasson

Inchworm
Theodore, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
September 11, 2016
Size: 2-3 Inches
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Contributed by Karen Chiasson on 12 September, 2016 - 6:56am
Last updated 18 September, 2016 - 7:49pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Hunt, 14 September, 2016 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

Yes dorsal, lateral, and facial
would be the three images we would suggest. Identifying caterpillars here would be much easier if we always had those three images of each find. Will try to do more on this one when we hit the books.
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2016 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

Two pair of abdominal prolegs, so not Geometridae
Maybe one of the Grass Loopers
One example

Do you have a dorsal image you can add?
… john and jane balaban, 12 September, 2016 - 9:50am login or register to post comments

 
Dorsal Image
Unfortunately, I don't have a dorsal image. Some of these were situated where I couldn't reach the branch. However, I will keep this in mind in the future while out photographing nature's bounty...
… Karen Chiasson, 12 September, 2016 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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