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06-SEP-2008 Lejun

5th Instar Caterpillar ready to pupate

Copyright © Lewis Scharpf

The caterpillars often turn a brownish color before they pupate
Posterior view
Shows the "anal proleg" with a dark band at its base that is inwardly edged with yellow, in a crude fashion resmbling a head"
From Wagner's guide (Caterpillars of Eastern North America; David L. Wagner, Princeton University Press, 2005)
Auburn, AL

Nikon D200 ,AF-S Micro Nikkor 105 mm 1:2.8 ED VR
1/60s f/18.0 at 105.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Sep-2008 06:21:15
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/18
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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