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Photo by Adarsha B S
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Description:

I was searching for another photo of Tortoise beetle! Suddenly i found this small creature resting in the afternoon! Lazy fellow!

Species ID Suggestions

elm sawfly larvae

Cimbex americana
Saturniidae27
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Comments (7)
Adarsha B S
I too googled for larva..but not found a single similar larva!!!!
nexttogone
Definitely a larva... I've never known of a maggot being so colorful... But then again, I have found a few pretty Cockroaches on this site. ")
Adarsha B S
@Nexttogone: Yes indeed..am also curious to know waht this is!
nexttogone
Cool.... I hope that we get to find out what it is. Nice series.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2012

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