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dark larvae on crabapple leaf
Copyright © 2008 freda holmes

dark larvae on crabapple leaf
kenora, Ontario, Canada
August 10, 2007
my other, light green larva on the same crabapple tree...could this just be a different instar colouration of that specimen?
Contributed by freda holmes on 12 May, 2008 - 10:47am
Last updated 1 October, 2016 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2008 - 5:18pm

Is this related to
your ?
… john and jane balaban, 12 May, 2008 - 6:13pm

 
not sure...since so many inst
not sure...since so many instars can be so different within the same creature's life cycle. They WERE found within a few feet of each other, on the deck at our summer home. I'm sure open to suggestions!
… freda holmes, 12 May, 2008 - 10:04pm

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