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caterpillar - Litoprosopus futilis
Copyright © 2017 jim urbach

caterpillar - Litoprosopus futilis
Gemini Springs SP, Seminole County, Florida, USA
August 16, 2017
Size: 1.5 inches
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Contributed by jim urbach on 20 August, 2017 - 8:17pm
Last updated 8 October, 2018 - 4:41pm

We gave a suggested ID by posting a thumbnail
link to an image. Click on the image in our earlier comment and then click on Info or Images to see what we suggested.
… john and jane balaban, 10 October, 2017 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

guess it will take 6 years to
guess it will take 6 years to get an ID, Pardon my sarcasm
… jim urbach, 9 October, 2017 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a problem
What did you think of the identification we suggested in our earlier comment?
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2017 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
have not seen any ID on this
have not seen any ID on this caterpillar
… jim urbach, 10 October, 2017 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 25 August, 2017 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Six days is nothing
especially with all the traveling to see the total eclipse! Sometimes you have to wait six years!
How about
?
… john and jane balaban, 25 August, 2017 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

surprised no one has commente
surprised no one has commented on this in past 6 days
… jim urbach, 24 August, 2017 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

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