Pennsylvania Caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus

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Pennsylvania Caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus

Northkill Road north of Shartlesville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 20, 2012

Found on Horsebalm Mint Horsebalm (Collinsonia canadensis). This specimen seems to be sprouting an anterior 'horn'.

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Pennsylvania Caterpillar - Lintneria eremitus

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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 1 December, 2020 - 4:55pm

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