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Noctuid caterpillar on wood anemone (pupa) - Cerastis tenebrifera
Copyright © 2013 Charley Eiseman

Noctuid caterpillar on wood anemone (pupa) - Cerastis tenebrifera
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 1, 2012
Size: 15 mm
The caterpillar shriveled up and I thought it was dead, but a few days later it had pupated.

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 January, 2013 - 11:18pm
Last updated 16 April, 2013 - 11:09pm

Moved
Moved from Cerastis.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 April, 2013 - 11:09pm

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