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Photo by JAsh83
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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch wide and 3 inches long. Green with very Pale Green bands.

Habitat:

Woodlands, Trees.

Notes:

Found him after strong winds knocked him off our Walnut Tree onto the front porch. Looks very similar to a Luna Moth caterpillar, but I'm not certain. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
You are correct. This appears to be a Luna Moth caterpillar: http://bugguide.net/node/view/562

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PublishedJuly 10, 2014

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