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Caterpillar Molt

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a light brown and dark brown thing, that I found tied down with either spider or caterpillar silk on a dark green half eaten leaf. I think it is a condo on but I'm not sure.

Habitat:

I found this on a dark green leaf tied down with silk and it was on a part eaten leaf.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Aaron_G
Nice spotting! This is the final molt of a caterpillar before pupating (on the right), and the item on the left is its chrysalis. I've moved this from Other to Arthropods for you.
kfox
I love this description and your thinking about it! Often moths and butterflies lay eggs on their "feeder" plant...some butterfly caterpillars only feed on one kind of plant. Therefore, the parents always lay eggs on that kind of plant. Talk about picky eaters! The key of figuring out which species you might be looking at is to figure out what species the plant is! Good luck!

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