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Caterpillar - ID me
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Caterpillar - ID me
Reed Turner Woodland, Lake County, Illinois, USA
August 16, 2006
Size: ~2cm
Was not feeding but hanging on a grass.
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 16 August, 2006 - 9:30pm
Last updated 21 August, 2019 - 2:24pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Sawfly Larvae.
… Tom Bentley, 21 August, 2019 - 2:24pm

family Tenthredinidae
Blennocampinae or Allantinae
… Alexander Boldyrev, 21 August, 2019 - 2:23pm

Moved
Moved from Sawflies, Horntails, and Wood Wasps.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 October, 2008 - 2:14pm

Lots of pairs of prolegs and that black eyespot
means this is the larva of a sawfly. Lots of images in the guide here but not too many are identified. Sorry :(
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2006 - 10:59pm

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