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Caterpillar feeding on Dasineura investita galls of Nettle - Hypena sordidula
Copyright © 2013 Tony Palmer

Caterpillar feeding on Dasineura investita galls of Nettle - Hypena sordidula
Omaha, Neale Woods, Washington County, Nebraska, USA
July 5, 2013
Size: 1cm
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Contributed by Tony Palmer on 6 July, 2013 - 2:49pm
Last updated 26 November, 2013 - 6:45pm

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Only three pair of abdominal prolegs
Maybe one of the Hypena
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