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Black-Rimmed Prominent 5th instar Larva - Pheosia rimosa
Copyright © 2005 Janice Stiefel

Black-Rimmed Prominent 5th instar Larva - Pheosia rimosa
Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Town of Bailey's Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin, USA
June 13, 1998
The color variation in these larvae was surprising. The two forms I have submitted were from the same female. She laid eggs. They hatched and I fed the larvae Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides).
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 8 November, 2005 - 7:36pm
Last updated 24 May, 2021 - 9:33am

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