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April 7, 2018

Uncommon Caterpillar

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When this common caterpillar is found on a farm, it has a special name. 

What is it, and what is its Latin name?

(Note: This is the final installment of April Fools' Week, and it's likely I've run out of ideas and people's patience. Thanks for putting up with me.

Other April Fools Week posts include:

Age-old Cheese Mystery Solved

Strange Allendale Nighttime Cam Pics

Rare South Carolina Birding License

Chameleon Snake in Allendale

Answers follow.


This farm caterpillar is known as an E-I-E Io caterpillar.

It's Latin name is  Automeris io macdonaldi.

 

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