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plaid caterpillar - Swammerdamia pyrella
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plaid caterpillar - Swammerdamia pyrella
Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
October 6, 2024
Size: just under 1 cm.
On epazote out of my garden (not native). A very fast mover!

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Contributed by SusannahA on 6 October, 2024 - 9:22pm
Last updated 8 October, 2024 - 2:01pm

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I think that these cats can come in green or reddish (plaid) colors, from what I have found on-line.
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