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Decorated caterpillar - Synchlora aerata
Copyright © 2007 StevenBren

Decorated caterpillar - Synchlora aerata
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
October 8, 2007
I have stumbled upon this in the Guide before, but now I can't find it. What is this small caterpillar that decorates itself with the flowers it eats?
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Contributed by StevenBren on 15 October, 2007 - 9:30pm
Last updated 27 December, 2010 - 9:00am

Moved
Moved from Synchlora.
… john and jane balaban, 27 December, 2010 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

Most likely one of the emeralds...
Synchlora aerata (Wavy-lined Emerald) or frondaria
… Roger Rittmaster, 15 October, 2007 - 9:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Roger. I had just found it right after I posted it. Lots of Synchlora around here. Searched using my title and it came right up. Duh.
… StevenBren, 15 October, 2007 - 9:39pm login or register to post comments

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