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Photo#491906
Copyright © 2011
Joshua
Green Caterpillar -
Cimbex americanus
Prince George County, Virginia, USA
May 24, 2010
Size: 1-2 inches
Found it sitting on a small sapling in my woods. Before crawling he was rolled up into a tight coil, like a snail shell, and holding on to the tree with his front legs only
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Contributed by
Joshua
on 18 February, 2011 - 7:14pm
Last updated 19 February, 2011 - 10:11am
Moved
Moved from
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 19 February, 2011 - 10:11am
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Please click on "edit"
and correct the date--unless, of course, you actually took this shot in December 1969. :)
Thanks, and welcome to BugGuide!
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 18 February, 2011 - 7:28pm
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Totally weird, cause that is
Totally weird, cause that is definitely not the date I submitted it with yesterday. I don't know what happened there haha.
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Joshua
, 19 February, 2011 - 10:02am
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Reminds me of...
the larva of a sawfly like this one:
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Corey Husic
, 18 February, 2011 - 7:24pm
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yes just like that. its defi
yes just like that.
its definitely an intsense looking little insect
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Joshua
, 19 February, 2011 - 10:04am
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