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Saddleback Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#4700 (Acharia stimulea)
Photo#28005
Copyright © 2005
Lynette Elliott
Saddleback Caterpillar -
Acharia stimulea
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
August 11, 2005
Size: about 20 mm
Found on my drain spout and transferred to Gardenia for photos.
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Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 12 August, 2005 - 11:25am
I'm so jealous! I've always w
I'm so jealous! I've always wanted to see one
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Mark Black
, 12 August, 2005 - 10:40pm
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Well,
I've only seen one in the five years we've lived here, they must be really sneaky or uncommon. Good luck, I hope you find one of your own some day.
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Lynette Elliott
, 13 August, 2005 - 6:23am
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