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Tiger moth larva - Lophocampa caryae
Copyright © 2011 stan gilliam

Tiger moth larva - Lophocampa caryae
Near Fancy Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
September 2, 2007
Size: 3.5 cm
Is this Lophocampa caryae or L. tessellaris? (I see the taxonomy has been
changed from Halysidota.)
Found in grass beside Blue Ridge Parkway, elevation about
2900 feet.

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Contributed by stan gilliam on 30 January, 2011 - 11:47am
Last updated 30 January, 2011 - 1:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. We'll agree and move them.
… john and jane balaban, 30 January, 2011 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
for moving these to the right location.
A very pretty bug, I think.
… stan gilliam, 30 January, 2011 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Vote for L. caryae
I don't see the black lashes that seem so prominent in all of the tessellaris images in the guide.

But then, I'm no lep expert--and I've been spectacularly wrong about caterpillars before--so wait to see if anyone else agrees. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 January, 2011 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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