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Saddleback caterpillar

Limacodidae larvae

Photo by AshleyAkers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small caterpillar with a bright, limegreen midsection that has a circle of white and brown also in the middle of its back. Also, it has "spikes" encircling it. Some sort of saddleback?

Notes:

Found lying in the middle of a dirt road.

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Comments (6)

Wow I didn't even know there were caterpillars that had those saddles!!
Saddlebacks are one of my favourite caterpillars. Your spotting is the first record of a Saddleback on Project Noah. Way to go!
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PublishedJune 22, 2011

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