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Beutenmueller's Slug Moth - Hodges#4675 (Isochaetes beutenmuelleri)
Photo#7088
Copyright © 2004
Troy Bartlett
Beutenmueller's Slug Moth Caterpillar -
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
September 11, 2004
Size: 10-15mm
I saw this little caterpillar feeding on what I think is alder. He was small, around 10-15mm or so. It's a slug caterpillar but I'm not sure about the species.
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Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 17 September, 2004 - 2:12am
Last updated 3 January, 2005 - 10:46pm
Mystery Solved
James Adams from
Georgia Lepidoptera
identified this as
Isochaetes beutenmuelleri
.
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Troy Bartlett
, 3 January, 2005 - 9:56pm
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Isa ?
will this grow up to be
Isa
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john and jane balaban
, 15 October, 2004 - 5:50pm
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That's my best guess too
I had wondered whether it might be an immature form. That's a good possibility.
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Troy Bartlett
, 15 October, 2004 - 6:16pm
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