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brown caterpillar
Copyright © 2025 Deana Crumbling

brown caterpillar
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
April 22, 2025
Size: 3.5 cm
Found in dead leaves on the ground. 5 pairs of prolegs.

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Contributed by Deana Crumbling on 23 April, 2025 - 10:50pm
Last updated 22 May, 2025 - 11:51am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 22 May, 2025 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

I compared BugGuide photos
of Sunira bicolorago cats to the guy I saw (altho my phone camera did not do him justice). It appears a perfect match. Thanks! Sunira bicolorago is not in Wagner's field guide, so I never would have found it.
… Deana Crumbling, 24 April, 2025 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Maybe Sunira?
… john and jane balaban, 24 April, 2025 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

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