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Caterpillar on poison ivy - Epipaschia superatalis

Caterpillar on poison ivy - Epipaschia superatalis
Ballston Lake , Saratoga County, New York, USA
August 11, 2011
Size: ~ 2 cm
May be a different individual than the one in the other photo.

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Caterpillar on poison ivy - Epipaschia superatalis Cocoon - Epipaschia superatalis Caterpillar on poison ivy - Epipaschia superatalis Caterpillar on poison ivy - Epipaschia superatalis

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Uh oh
This caterpillar died the same day I took the picture, for no apparent reason. I left in in the jar and collected another caterpillar to replace it. Today I checked on it and it seems ok, but I found some sort of cocoon? right next to it, caught up in the webbing. Things are getting interesting ...

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