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caterpillar - Macremphytus testaceus
Copyright © 2008 crgillette77

caterpillar - Macremphytus testaceus
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 6, 2008
Size: 1.5"
seemed to have a white film all over
was on some kind of woody shrub
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Contributed by crgillette77 on 6 October, 2008 - 1:17pm
Last updated 22 October, 2009 - 9:44pm

Moved
Moved from Macremphytus.
… Charley Eiseman, 22 October, 2009 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

sawfly larva
Not sure what kind. If it was feeding on the shrub, knowing what the shrub was may help.
… Charley Eiseman, 6 October, 2008 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Alternate-leaved dogwood is w
Alternate-leaved dogwood is what the caterpillar was feeding on.
… crgillette77, 10 October, 2008 - 11:44am login or register to post comments

 
Aha!
All it took was a search for "dogwood sawfly," and I found this:

According to the guide page for this genus, Macremphytus, there are three species with similar-looking larvae that all feed on dogwood.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 October, 2008 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

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