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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)
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(Ants vs.) Slug Caterpillar (?)
Copyright © 2018 Preston Chappell

(Ants vs.) Slug Caterpillar (?)
Peachtree Corners, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
August 18, 2018
Slug Caterpillar (?) ...maybe a Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth (Lithacodes fasciola) (??) [Compare vs. BG images 848590, 578648]
(Somewhat resembles some Tortoise Beetle larvae but among other differences it lacks anal fork/ fecal shield.)

Under investigation/ attack by Ants. Observed on trail alongside an intermittent stream through a mixed pine/ deciduous forest. Thanks for your help with ID.
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Contributed by Preston Chappell on 24 October, 2018 - 8:33am
Last updated 10 December, 2018 - 10:42pm

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… Preston Chappell, 17 December, 2018 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

Can't help on the caterpillar
But the ants are some sort of ponerine. EIther the smaller Hypoponera/Ponera or the larger Brachyponera chinensis.
… Steven Wang, 10 December, 2018 - 11:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Steven
Maybe the latter?...(Brachyponera chinensis) was previously identified at this location (BG image #1550053)
… Preston Chappell, 12 December, 2018 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
Brachyponera
Would make the most sense, since they more typically forage aboveground. Ponera and Hypoponera workers are rarely seen out in the open. They look shiny enough to be Brachyponera as well.
… Steven Wang, 15 December, 2018 - 3:15am login or register to post comments

 
Brachyponera
Would make the most sense, since they more typically forage aboveground. Ponera and Hypoponera workers are rarely seen out in the open.
… Steven Wang, 15 December, 2018 - 3:15am login or register to post comments

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