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larva upon sticky gum flower
Copyright © 2017 Beth Sands

larva upon sticky gum flower
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
September 24, 2017
Size: 1/2" and under
I don't know how any insect could survive in the glue-like stuff on this flower ! I wonder how they don't get stuck and drown in it ? It was a harsh dry landscape with tough weeds in flower . The bees love the yellow flowers of the sticky gum-weed but I was amazed to find a caterpillar or larvae actually eating the glue-like white milky stuff .
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 24 September, 2017 - 11:36pm
Last updated 28 October, 2017 - 7:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 28 October, 2017 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Wonder if it is related to this one

Makes us think Schinia. Wagner lists two from the East that feed on Gumweed, S. coercita and S. mortua. You may have yet another out there??
Here's another similar one
… john and jane balaban, 16 October, 2017 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

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