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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Azelinini » Pero
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Mystery caterpillar - Pero
Copyright © 2012 ponderoni

Mystery caterpillar - Pero
Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada
May 15, 2012
I was raking the steps the other day, and seem to have accidently nicked this caterpillar on its back.
I included a picture with my thumb and finger in it for scale.
Any ideas what it was?

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Contributed by ponderoni on 21 May, 2012 - 12:20am
Last updated 13 September, 2018 - 7:28pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2018 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2012 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Pero?
Might be a Pero species. Not sure which ones occur out west.
… LaciP, 22 May, 2012 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree this looks like a Per
I agree this looks like a Pero.
… jim sogaard, 12 September, 2018 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, LaciP. Looks like y
Thanks, LaciP.
Looks like you're right.
Google Images comes up with very similar critters.
… ponderoni, 27 May, 2012 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

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