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Caterpillar - Utetheisa ornatrix
Copyright © 2006 Sean McCann

Caterpillar - Utetheisa ornatrix
Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA
September 25, 2006
Size: 3cm
On some species of Crotalaria.
Contributed by Sean McCann on 25 September, 2006 - 6:51pm
Last updated 18 April, 2012 - 6:07pm

Moved
Moved from Bella Moth.

The two subspecies in North America are no longer recognized and are consider forms of Utetheisa ornatrix.(1)
The Bug Guide pages will be adjusted.
Thanks
… Maury J. Heiman, 18 April, 2012 - 6:07pm

Looks like
8106 - Bella Moth - Utetheisa bella.
… Machele White, 25 September, 2006 - 8:18pm

 
Thanks!
So that's what they look like!
… Sean McCann, 25 September, 2006 - 9:02pm

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