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Halysidota tessellaris
Caterpillar with an odd protrusion on its back. Experts at BugGuide thought it had been parasitized.
Brumley Forest Reserve
Spotted on Jul 19, 2017
Submitted on Jul 30, 2017
3 Comments
Your welcome, Maria dB....
Thanks maplemoth662. The folks at BugGuide told me this past week that the caterpillar's dark color is very odd and they believed it had been parasitized. The species is correct though.
A beautiful caterpillar....