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Cerma cerintha caterpillar? - Cerma cerintha
Copyright © 2011 Sara Rall

Cerma cerintha caterpillar? - Cerma cerintha
Warren Twp., Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
July 20, 2011
Found this extremely active caterpillar in grass below a cherry tree. It seems an exact match to the description of Cerma cerintha in David Wagner's Caterpillars of Eastern North America, (p. 385), but if so, it would be the first cat of that species in Bugguide, and I am not confident of my ID. Thoughts?
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Contributed by Sara Rall on 20 July, 2011 - 9:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Sara Rall , 20 July, 2011 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

Nice find!
and nice match to Wagner. We would never had made that conclusion without your lead. The description is dead-on. Go ahead and move it!
… john and jane balaban, 20 July, 2011 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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