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Ceratomia catalpae
Early instar, dorsal view. Back is pale and is bordered with narrow black lines. Horn and head capsule are black
On Catalpa leaves. Edge of lowland deciduous forest. Streamside.
The Catalpa trees in this area were infested with these caterpillars. You could hear their frass falling like raindrops. Later instars were also present on the leaves. They have black backs and pale sides. Found along Stream trail
Spotted on Aug 1, 2010
Submitted on Jan 23, 2013
11 Comments
beautiful shot
Oh wow, words cannot describe the beauty
Very striking and beautiful!
That is the whitst caterpillar I've ever seen. Great spotting, Keith.
Beautiful - Black and white can be really beautiful!
Thanks for the comments and favs everyone.
What a gorgeous creature! Nice shots Keith!
Cool!
The thumbnail of this in the feed looks like a drawing, I had to click on it to double check! Very cool!
lovely Keith!
Wen I was a girl we had a Catalpa tree within the chicken pen, but I never saw these. Quite interesting, but it looks like quite destructive. I would shake the dry Catalpa seed pods for my chickens.