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Pine Sphinx - Lapara bombycoides
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Pine Sphinx - Lapara bombycoides
Danielsville/Appalachian Trail at Little Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 12, 2014
Several found on White Pine, so according to information in Wagner, D.L., "Caterpillars of Eastern North America", probably Northern Pine Sphinx, L. bombycoides. BG first in genus for PA.

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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 15 September, 2014 - 9:37am
Last updated 15 September, 2014 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Lapara.
… Ryan St Laurent, 15 September, 2014 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Northern Pine Sphinx.
… Seth Ausubel, 15 September, 2014 - 9:38am

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