An Interrupted Dagger moth caterpillar (Acronicta interrupta) that has just moulted from the third instar to the fourth instar

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An Interrupted Dagger moth caterpillar (Acronicta interrupta) that has just moulted from the third instar to the fourth instar

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Patriot, Indiana, United States
Photo credit: © Megan McCarty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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