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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths and caterpillars covered by fungus
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Lilac-colored caterpillar w/black tufts, dark head and lighter frons resting on dried grass. Nearby individual was on dog fennel
Copyright © 2010 JuneJeffries

Lilac-colored caterpillar w/black tufts, dark head and lighter frons resting on dried grass. Nearby individual was on dog fennel
Ralls County, Missouri, USA
August 22, 2010
Size: about 1.5 - 2 inches long
Lilac-colored caterpillar w/black tufts, dark head and lighter frons resting on dried grass. Nearby individual was on dog fennel
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Contributed by JuneJeffries on 22 August, 2010 - 7:40pm
Last updated 2 December, 2012 - 1:11pm

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Moved from Caterpillar attacked by fungus?.
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… Charley Eiseman, 29 September, 2010 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

in the guide somplace..
probably in unident there is a photo of a purple cat with black spines like this. too bad nobody ever figured out what it is. dont suppose you could collect these and attempt to rear them?
… Edna Woodward, 25 August, 2010 - 9:00am login or register to post comments

Was it alive and moving?
The body looks to be completely encased in fungus!??
… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2010 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

 
It was covered in dew, seemed
It was covered in dew, seemed to be alive.
… JuneJeffries, 22 August, 2010 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

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