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Field Notes

Description:

a type of caterpillar

Species ID Suggestions

Prominent Moth caterpillar

Symmerista sp.

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ForestDragon
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
This is one of two species in Genus Symmerista. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell the caterpillars apart. They look nearly identical. It took me a bit of work but I feel pretty confident that this is the correct Genus. :)
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PublishedApril 25, 2012

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