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Friday, September 26, 2008

Friday Pic #8: Anonymous Larva

Filed under: Nature, Friday Pic

Time to resurrect the picture Fridays! First up, a picture that recalls the beginning of the summer. I don’t know what kind of larva this is - only that it is very beautiful, and that it was munching leaves in a flowerbed.

If anyone could help me identify it - at least tell me if it’s a beetle or a butterfly, say - I would be much obliged.

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  1. Friday Ark #210

    We’ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and….? Visit all the …

    Trackback by Modulator — Friday, September 26, 2008 @ 16:17

  2. The caterpillar looks very similar in structure, including the spines, to the American Io Moth, so perhaps it is a closely related European moth.

    BTW, found your blog via the Friendly Atheist and really enjoy it, especially the honey info.

    Comment by JohnB — Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 01:46

  3. Thanks John!

    Comment by Felicia Gilljam — Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 14:06

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