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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) » Isa » Crowned Slug Moth - Hodges#4681 (Isa textula)
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Tortoise beetle pupa? - Isa textula
Copyright © 2005 Joe Schuller

Tortoise beetle pupa? - Isa textula
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
October 3, 2005
This was found stuck to the underside of a dead leaf. It did not move, and appeared to be firmly attached to the leaf. Could this be a tortoise beetle pupa? How would one tell the difference between the larval and pupal stages of these beetles?
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Contributed by Joe Schuller on 4 October, 2005 - 8:59pm
Last updated 5 October, 2005 - 7:54pm

it looks alot like one of the
it looks alot like one of the slug caterpillars, Isa textula, the crowned slug. I looked it up in david wagner's new "caterpiilars of eastern north america" ( great book!)
… Mark Black, 4 October, 2005 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
I agree with Mark, but mostly wanted to compliment Joe on a really nice portrait. Great work!
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 October, 2005 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
and the compliment. I wouldn't have guessed caterpillar! And thanks for the book recommendation, Mark. I'll check it out.
… Joe Schuller, 5 October, 2005 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

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