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Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Copyright © 2020 Charley Eiseman

Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2020
This was apparently a bit longer than 2 cm, since I couldn't fit the whole thing in the frame with the MP-E 65mm.

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Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii Caterpillar - Sphecodina abbottii
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 27 November, 2020 - 6:41pm
Last updated 19 February, 2022 - 12:14pm

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… Ryan St Laurent, 19 February, 2022 - 12:14pm

Abbott's?
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2020 - 7:38pm

 
Host
This does seem to have been on a grapevine, so that would make sense.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 November, 2020 - 7:56pm

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