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Are these Caterpillars?
Copyright © 2006 Dan Merriman

Are these Caterpillars?
Pennsylvania, USA
June 20, 2006

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Are these Caterpillars? Are these Caterpillars?
Contributed by Dan Merriman on 23 June, 2006 - 5:53pm
Last updated 5 May, 2021 - 1:35pm

Moved
Moved from Tortoise Beetles and the Hispines.
… Bob Biagi, 5 May, 2021 - 1:35pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 2 July, 2008 - 9:20am

are these caterpillars
Is the host plant a morning glory? Definitely cassidine larvae and not caterpillars. The act of placing feces over the back and living gregariously is pretty typical for tortoise beetles.
… John Randall Watts, 2 July, 2008 - 9:13am

Moved
Moved from Tortoise Beetles. After moving to Cassidini I viewed other tortoise beetle larva images and decided these looked different enough in shape and features that they cannot yet be IDed to that tribe or subfamily. Eric knew what he was doing in leaving them at family level :-)
… Jim McClarin, 13 November, 2006 - 6:27pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 13 November, 2006 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 November, 2006 - 5:29pm

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