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Unknown caterpillar - Melanchra
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Unknown caterpillar - Melanchra
Beaver Creek Conservation Area, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
August 25, 2016

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Contributed by Lennox Saunders on 2 October, 2016 - 9:46am
Last updated 3 October, 2016 - 12:55pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Lennox Saunders, 3 October, 2016 - 12:55pm

Pretty sure this is one of th
Pretty sure this is one of the Melanchra, likely assimilis or pulverulenta, which according to Wagner, et al., may be impossible to distinguish on readily observable visual features.
… jim sogaard, 2 October, 2016 - 11:11am

 
Awesome! Even getting it to g
Awesome! Even getting it to genus is extremely helpful since I'm trying identify which insects are using some of the native plants in our area.
… Lennox Saunders, 2 October, 2016 - 10:08pm

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