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Caterpillar species? - Junonia coenia
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Caterpillar species? - Junonia coenia
near Vienna, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
September 22, 2018
Size: 5 centimeters?
in brushy area by road near forest and fields
Contributed by Jim Moore1 on 26 September, 2018 - 3:30am
Last updated 5 October, 2018 - 7:28pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Cliff Ivy, 5 October, 2018 - 7:28pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 4 October, 2018 - 6:12pm

Looks to be
a Buckeye
… john and jane balaban, 26 September, 2018 - 2:25pm

 
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Thanks. Think you nailed it. Common Buckeye adults were everywhere that day in this area. Guess there is another brood on the way.
… Jim Moore1, 27 September, 2018 - 1:59am

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