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Oak Twig Caterpillar - Phaeoura quernaria
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Oak Twig Caterpillar - Phaeoura quernaria
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
March 4, 2011
Size: 3.2 cm
Several caterpillars were observed, two of which are depicted. When disturbed, they would stand at about a 45-degree angle to the twig they were moving along, holding on with their prolegs and keeping almost perfectly still.

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Contributed by Albert Burchsted on 16 March, 2022 - 7:32pm
Last updated 27 October, 2022 - 7:37pm

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