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Porcelain Gray

Protoboarmia porcelaria

Description:

This caterpillar was moving very slowly and would pose as a stick every now and then by just sticking straight out of the stem. It had some bumps in the middle of its body on each side.

Habitat:

Rural farm on a plant whose leaves had not grown back yet

Notes:

See the comments on how the editors came to an ID on this tricky caterpillar: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1272205#2...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Amy Welte
Amy Welte 8 years ago
Peppered Moth
Biston betularia


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1 Comment

NateAndNature
NateAndNature 8 years ago

AN INCHWORM

Machi
Spotted by
Machi

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Apr 10, 2016
Submitted on Apr 21, 2016

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