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Stinging Nettle Slug Caterpillar

Limacodidae

Photo by VivBraznell
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Field Notes

Description:

Small caterpillar. Approx. 1/2" in length. Green body with pale stripes along back and sides. Broken black line along back & sides. 4 black dots on top of head ..Pale green spikes, 6 with black tips.

Habitat:

forest path

Reference Links:

Limacodidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
VivBraznell
Thanks lori.tas I thought it was a Stinging slug moth larva but not sure which.
lori.tas
You've found a Limacodid genus larva, but I can't find the exact species. They are the caterpillars of Cup moths, also called Stinging slug moths, for obvious reasons.
VivBraznell
The 4th image was where I found them. I spotted the leaf first and then checked the underside for life Jellis
VivBraznell
It was on the underside of the same leaf Jellis so I was'nt sure if it might be an instar of the same
Jellis
Is the 3rd image of a different caterpillar? If it is then you should move it to a separate spotting. Not sure what the 4th one is. Is it related to the one of the other species?

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PublishedDecember 23, 2015

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