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Caterpillar
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Caterpillar
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 25, 2013
Size: ~22mm long
Same caterpillar with parasite (wasp?) cocoons, one day after I found it.

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Caterpillar - Condica mobilis Caterpillar
Contributed by Peter Homann on 20 November, 2014 - 2:39pm
Last updated 29 September, 2015 - 8:29pm

Moved
Moved from "Parasitica" (parasitic Apocrita).
… Charley Eiseman, 29 September, 2015 - 8:29pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 21 November, 2014 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Peter Homann, 21 November, 2014 - 3:40pm

Parasite…
Appears to be microgastrinae wasp cocoons.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 20 November, 2014 - 2:45pm

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