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Black Caterpillar - Hexorthodes accurata
Copyright © 2006 Bob Beatson

Black Caterpillar - Hexorthodes accurata
Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 3, 2006
Size: 25-30mm
two pics of caterpillar chewing on Brickellia, a composit. Went back the next day to get better photos, but it was nowhere to be found.

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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 4 September, 2006 - 6:26pm
Last updated 28 December, 2012 - 9:12pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2012 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

Here's an image from Janzen
of Nephelistis, but we don't know how to find out if there's something related in our fauna :(

this book lists several Nephelistis (formerly Conservula and Teaniocompa) from Mexico!??
… john and jane balaban, 21 December, 2010 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

 
The larva sure looks
similar, but don't know what the adult looks like here.
… Bob Beatson, 21 December, 2010 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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