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Dee777 Melbourne, Australia Apr 02, 2011

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Apr 03, 2011

This moth is in the family Geometridae (looper moths); their larvae lack prolegs on all but their terminal abdominal segments (see http://tinyurl.com/3p44twy for an image), causing them to move in a curious 'inching' fashion.

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