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Prepupal insomniac - Megalographa biloba
Copyright © 2010 R. Berg

Prepupal insomniac - Megalographa biloba
Alameda County, California, USA
May 2, 2010
The caterpillar tossed and turned today. This photo and the next were taken 40 minutes apart, early afternoon.

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Unknown caterpillar - Megalographa biloba Prepupa - Megalographa biloba Prepupal insomniac - Megalographa biloba Prepupal insomniac - Megalographa biloba Color change - Megalographa biloba Color change, continued - Megalographa biloba Predation by ants - Megalographa biloba Remains - Megalographa biloba
Contributed by R. Berg on 2 May, 2010 - 11:32pm

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