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Micromoth caterpillar - Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
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Micromoth caterpillar - Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, California, USA
May 31, 2022
~8200' elevation, South Lake Road, Inyo Nat'l Forest.
Caterpillar was on Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata).

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Contributed by Leslie Goethals on 20 December, 2022 - 11:19am
Last updated 20 July, 2023 - 11:42am

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