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Inch Worm (Geometridae?) - Tarache
Copyright © 2013 Alice Abela

Inch Worm (Geometridae?) - Tarache
Montosa Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Size: ~2.5cm
No idea what it was feeding on
Contributed by Alice Abela on 13 August, 2013 - 11:48pm
Last updated 17 September, 2013 - 5:42am

Moved
Moved from Acontiini.
… Mike Quinn, 17 September, 2013 - 5:42am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… margarethe brummermann, 16 August, 2013 - 6:45pm

Not a Geometrid - with those two pair of abdominal prolegs
Something rather in Acontiinae like Tarache or Ponometia or Spragueia
… john and jane balaban, 14 August, 2013 - 12:10am

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip :o) Looks similar to ?
… Alice Abela, 14 August, 2013 - 12:24am

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