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Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth Caterpillar

Lerina incarnata

Description:

Crimson-bodied Lichen Moth. Wooly orange caterpillar feeding on a milkweed plant, this kind always do. There were about 8 of them in the same plant leaving it without leaves.

Habitat:

On a milkweed plant in a clearing of an oak forest.

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3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you LeonardoMB for the ID.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Yuko Chartraw

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

I love this! Lovely series!

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Nov 5, 2012

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