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Filament Bearer (Horned Spanworm Moth larva) - Nematocampa resistaria
Copyright © 2007 Tyler Christensen

Filament Bearer (Horned Spanworm Moth larva) - Nematocampa resistaria
Pennington, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
May 26, 2007
I haven't seen a caterpillar like this one before. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention enough to notice what the food plant was (Looks like Blackberry in the photo). Any ideas?
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Contributed by Tyler Christensen on 6 August, 2007 - 6:20pm
Last updated 7 August, 2007 - 12:24pm

Looks like Nematocampa resistaria
Images in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2007 - 8:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Nematocampa resistaria
Hey, thanks a lot. It really sparked my curiosity when I saw it - I've never seen anything quite like it before. Bit I did a bit of searching and most sites only mentioned coniferous hosts for Nematocampa resistaria, and this caterpillar is on what looks like blackberry. Are there any similar caterpillars?
… Tyler Christensen, 6 August, 2007 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Here's Wagner's list of food plants, page 194
"alder, ash, basswood, birch, blueberry, buckeye, carrot, cherry, chestnut, dogwood, elm, fir, gale, hawthorn, hazelnut, hemlock, hickory, ironwood, larch, maple, mountain ash, New Jersey Tea, oak, spruce, strawberry, sycamore, and willow"
He certainly lists more than conifers - don't know why such a difference.
… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2007 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah - that's strange. But i
Yeah - that's strange. But in that case, it sounds like that's our caterpillar. Thanks.
… Tyler Christensen, 7 August, 2007 - 6:17am login or register to post comments

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