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01-SEP-2012 Christine Hanrahan

Viper's Bugloss Caterpillar (Ethmia bipunctella), #0986

Mer Bleue area

Thanks to Bug Guide for the ID of this colourful caterpillar found on viper's bugloss.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/500s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time01-Sep-2012 13:36:38
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX20 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance0.130 m

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Walter Otto Koenig20-Aug-2014 01:02
It does look distinctive, but the variety must be bewildering. Still glad you posted it as most of will never see something like this. "V"
Guest 19-Aug-2014 23:39
Quite distinctive. Keep on with the research. :-))
Carl Carbone19-Aug-2014 23:22
Interesting! No help on BugGuide.net?
Jim Coffman19-Aug-2014 22:30
That is a pretty caterpillar.. Nice capture..
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