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Spotted Apatelodes

Apatelodes torrefacta

Photo by Laura B.
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Field Notes

Description:

in field, late summer. Feeding on blackberry.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Laura B.
I'm afraid I don't have any more pictures, forestdragon, but I think that's it. It certainly looks right. Sources list it as feeding on Prunus species, but apparently other things in the rose family will work as well. Thanks!!
ForestDragon
Perhaps Spotted Apatelodes, Apatelodes torrefacta : http://bugguide.net/node/view/4765 http://bugguide.net/node/view/689758/bgimage Laura, do you have any other views of this neat caterpillar?

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