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Fourth instar walnut sphinx - Amorpha juglandis
Copyright © 2012 Stephen Tapsak

Fourth instar walnut sphinx - Amorpha juglandis
Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 18, 2012
Size: 2 in. long
They are now fourth instar. I have noticed that the first, second, and third instar caterpillars never squeaked or hissed, but the fourth did.

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Contributed by Stephen Tapsak on 18 July, 2012 - 6:22am

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