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Cecropia Silkmoth caterpillar

Hyalophora cecropia

Photo by susan.kirt3
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

At The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL near the Research Building in the Summer of 1999.

Habitat:

Eating tree leaves

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
alanjouw
Very lovely. The lighting makes it seem almost unreal.
kelly.quirk
i love how you can see how he's gripping the leaf in this one.

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PublishedOctober 26, 2010

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