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Caterpillar - Pygoctenucha terminalis
Copyright © 2011 margarethe brummermann

Caterpillar - Pygoctenucha terminalis
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 28, 2011
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 2 September, 2011 - 1:26pm
Last updated 10 September, 2011 - 12:29pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 10 September, 2011 - 12:29pm

Possibly Pygoctenucha terminalis 8244
Looks like a larva from Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, AZ that I reared that was identified as Pygotenucha terminalis.
Images here.
Was the host plant a milkweed?
… cwmelton, 2 September, 2011 - 1:39pm

 
Yes, a milkweed with huge oval leaves
… margarethe brummermann, 4 September, 2011 - 3:07pm

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