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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Harvesters, Apeflies (Miletinae) » Feniseca » Harvester - Hodges#4249 (Feniseca tarquinius)
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Harvester caterpillar - Feniseca tarquinius
Copyright © 2006 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Harvester caterpillar - Feniseca tarquinius
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
August 31, 2006
Size: ~15 mm
Fellow caterpillar enthusiasts will appreciate what an exciting find this was for me. I had been watching this aphid colony on Smilax/greenbriar for a few weeks, but then I changed my walking route so I hadn't checked on them recently . Today I found two of these caterpillars harvesting the aphids. They appeared to be almost full-grown - I might have missed them if I hadn't taken that old route again today.

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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 31 August, 2006 - 9:21am

Yes, excellent find!
We're still waiting to see our first one.
… john and jane balaban, 31 August, 2006 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

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