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Limacodidae
Small caterpillar. Approx. 1/2" in length. Green body with pale stripes along back and sides. Broken black line along back & sides. 4 black dots on top of head ..Pale green spikes, 6 with black tips.
forest path
Spotted on Dec 17, 2015
Submitted on Dec 23, 2015
6 Comments
A beautiful caterpillar....
Thanks lori.tas I thought it was a Stinging slug moth larva but not sure which.
You've found a Limacodid genus larva, but I can't find the exact species. They are the caterpillars of Cup moths, also called Stinging slug moths, for obvious reasons.
The 4th image was where I found them. I spotted the leaf first and then checked the underside for life Jellis
It was on the underside of the same leaf Jellis so I was'nt sure if it might be an instar of the same
Is the 3rd image of a different caterpillar? If it is then you should move it to a separate spotting. Not sure what the 4th one is. Is it related to the one of the other species?