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Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

is this a two lined larch sawfly caterpillar? or cloudless sulphur caterpillar?

Habitat:

in garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
HemaShah
Thank you Martini. That was of great help.
MartinL
Emma, this caterpillar looks to me to be different from a sawfly. It is a typical lepidoptera caterpillar and quite possibly from the Pieridae family. A sawfly larva will have no prolegs and a tapered tail http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8595846
HemaShah
Could this be the caterpillar of two lined Larch Sawfly?
HemaShah
This caterpillar was 3 cm long and about 3 mm wide. Light greenish yellow.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012

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