Common gray moth caterpillar ( Anavitrinella pampinaria ), #6590 photo

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07-SEP-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Common gray moth caterpillar (Anavitrinella pampinaria), #6590

Reveler Conservation Area

Reveler Conservation Area. Thanks to Bug Guide I now have the ID for this Geometridae caterpillar. Like many loopers, it can assume a stem0like, or twig-like pose rendering it almost invisible.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Graeme		13-Nov-2014 22:16
When I saw the title for a caterpillar, I am like where is it. I really did think that it was a branch!..WoW!! BBV Christine..

Ghislaine et Réal Boulet		13-Nov-2014 14:28
Superb picture of this impressive caterpillar.

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