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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae) » Prolimacodes » Skiff Moth - Hodges#4671 (Prolimacodes badia)
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Small green larva? - Prolimacodes badia
Copyright © 2006 Ashley Bradford

Small green larva? - Prolimacodes badia
Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 4, 2006
Size: 12mm
I spotted this hanging out on my deck railing underneath a birch tree. Never seen anything like it before - I realized after snapping a few shots that it was moving very slowly, so I rolled it over to see its mode of locomotion. It was very sticky on the bottom and didn't have legs, but instead odd bumps. What is this creature???

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 4 September, 2006 - 3:16pm
Last updated 4 September, 2006 - 6:04pm

Moved
Moved from Prolimacodes.
… Martin Hauser, 4 September, 2006 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Might be a slug caterpillar
Looks similar to Skiff Moth caterpillar Prolimacodes badia.
… Jackie, 4 September, 2006 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

 
It sure does -
Thank you! What amazing-looking creatures are right in my back yard!
… Ashley Bradford, 5 September, 2006 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

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