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Pine Sphinx caterpillar - Lapara coniferarum
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Pine Sphinx caterpillar - Lapara coniferarum
Coker Arboretum, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
October 13, 2011
Found on a Japanese stone pine (Pinus densiflora 'Oculus-draconis'). The green and yellow stripes on the caterpillar blend quite nicely with the green and yellow needles.
Contributed by botanicalmoment on 13 October, 2011 - 8:54pm

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