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Bouganveilla Moth Caterpillar

Asciodes gordialis

Photo by JoshuaGSmith
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Backyard with mostly Texas Sage.

Notes:

This cool moth worm had spun a silk web for shelter.

Species ID Suggestions

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Moths of the World
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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedOctober 3, 2014

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