Twin-spotted sphinx moth caterpillar ( Smerinthus jamaicensis ), #7821 [September 1] photo

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01-Sep-2022	Christine Hanrahan

Found on a willow. This was a big surprise for me when I turned over the leaf and saw it. It was a new species to me (a lifer!).

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Kevin D Warren		20-Sep-2022 20:54
Very cool find and shot!

hayl		20-Sep-2022 00:27
How exciting for you and you’ve got a super photo of it too.

bill friedlander		19-Sep-2022 23:10
Your detective work payed of with a great shot. V

Hank Vander Velde		19-Sep-2022 22:36
Great lifer for you and an excellent sharp close-up of it Christine.

Don		19-Sep-2022 21:58
Interesting concept, a lifer caterpillar! Some have birds, some have butterflies ... congratulations.

Allan Jay		19-Sep-2022 19:02
Interesting the way the moth caterpillar blends in so nicely!

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