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Caterpillar - Alypia wittfeldii
Copyright © 2005 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Caterpillar - Alypia wittfeldii
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
April 23, 2005
Judging by the images already posted there's quite a bit of variability in this larva's coloration. I'm basing the ID of Eight-spotted Forester on its similarity to Troy's picture (below),

and this one in Caterpillars of Eastern Forests.
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 10 September, 2005 - 12:30pm
Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 4:47pm

Moved
Moved from Eight-spotted Forester.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 15 January, 2007 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

After seeing Jeff's recent post
and revisiting the discussions around A.wittfeldii, do you think we should move this image to the other species page??
… john and jane balaban, 15 January, 2007 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

 
If Richard Gilmore is right,
this can't be A. octomaculata since it's south of the range for that sp. so I agree - let's move it to A. wittfeldii. I've also updated the guide page to include the range info.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 15 January, 2007 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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