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Found this magnificent caterpillar by chance! ID PLEASE? - Citheronia regalis
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Found this magnificent caterpillar by chance! ID PLEASE? - Citheronia regalis
Browns Mills, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 15, 2013
Size: 3-4 inches
What kind of butterfly or moth does he turn into?
Contributed by RosiaHill on 15 September, 2013 - 12:04pm
Last updated 15 September, 2013 - 1:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 15 September, 2013 - 1:30pm

Butterfly or Moth?
Does he turn into a huge butterfly or moth? Thanks by the way!
… RosiaHill, 15 September, 2013 - 12:31pm

 
butterfly or moth
you can look it up yourself, can't you?
… Larry de March, 15 September, 2013 - 12:34pm

Hickory Horned Devil. Citheronia regalis
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… Larry de March, 15 September, 2013 - 12:20pm

 
Thank You
!
… RosiaHill, 15 September, 2013 - 12:52pm

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