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Small Colorful Caterpillar - Hyppa xylinoides

Small Colorful Caterpillar - Hyppa xylinoides
Spring Bluff Forest Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
October 20, 2009
Can't remember what the plant is called that it is on, if we can remember I'll post that later. Fairly small. Seen in mid afternoon.

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Small Colorful Caterpillar - Hyppa xylinoides Small Colorful Caterpillar - Hyppa xylinoides

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Not an ID, just an observation...
It bears a resemblance to the Common Hyppa - (Hyppa xylinoides):



There could be a number of similar caterpillars, however, so please wait for other opinions.

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