Caterpillar? Larva? - BugGuide.Net

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Larvae and Pupae.

… Beatriz Moisset, 7 December, 2009 - 6:13pm

Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… john and jane balaban, 9 February, 2007 - 6:15pm

Beetle??

Maybe a beetle larva? What kind of leaf was it on?

… Peter Hollinger, 5 April, 2006 - 11:44am

Parallel veins

mean it's a monocot. Recognizable flowers eliminates grasses, palms, sedges, aroids, etc. I don't think I can narrow it much further without more information, but, what the heck: an iris, maybe? Just a blind stab-in-the dark guess.

… Chuck Entz, 6 April, 2006 - 12:10am

Iris

Good guess!

… Peter Hollinger, 7 April, 2006 - 3:24pm

Lepidoptera or syrphid?

I'm thinking it is either a lepidopteran (like one of the hairstreaks), or the larva of one of the aphid-eating syrphid flies. Need more detail to tell for certain I would think.

… Eric R. Eaton, 5 April, 2006 - 1:11pm

Caterpillar

I don't know the name of the flower, which is a cultivated flower. Since the plants are infested with aphids I would assume that's why this larva is there.
Mr. Fox Two

… Mr. Fox Two, 5 April, 2006 - 5:06pm