Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Macrurocampa » Mottled Prominent - Hodges#7975 (Macrurocampa marthesia)
Photo#295646
Pink / purple caterpillar - Macrurocampa marthesia
Copyright © 2009 Michelle

Pink / purple caterpillar - Macrurocampa marthesia
Central, Florida, USA
June 28, 2009
Size: 1.5 inches
Can anyone tell me what kind of pink / purple caterpillar this is?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Michelle on 28 June, 2009 - 9:07pm
Last updated 1 August, 2009 - 10:44am

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2009 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

We would suggest Mottled Prominent
Macrurocampa marthesia, ready to pupate! This doesn't look different from your 295643, so we will frass that one and move this to the guide.
… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2009 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact