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cat - Litoprosopus futilis
Copyright © 2010 Ken Allen

cat - Litoprosopus futilis
Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
July 16, 2010
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Contributed by Ken Allen on 19 July, 2010 - 6:00am
Last updated 24 December, 2010 - 8:36am

Looks like I see the white rings on this one too
What do you think?
?
… john and jane balaban, 24 December, 2010 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
Looks like there might be. Can not say for sure. The
parachuting down would be consistant. Seems like I can see it on the second photo too.
… Ken Allen, 24 December, 2010 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. Yes, we see it too. What an unusual thing for someone to notice! Nice find!
… john and jane balaban, 24 December, 2010 - 8:36am login or register to post comments

 
Had you not gotten me to the right group, I would not
have been able to find that clue. This moth/cat was not in any of my referances. Thanks.
… Ken Allen, 24 December, 2010 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

How about
?
… john and jane balaban, 23 December, 2010 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like a good possibility. Found a photo without
the brown stripe across the head. According to a University of Florida website: "The black bases of setae 1a and 1b on the mesothorax are ringed with white, and this is a very useful diagnostic character of the larva." To my inexperienced eye, this cat does appear to have this marking.
… Ken Allen, 23 December, 2010 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2010 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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