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Periclista sp.
Green, about 1 inch long, white hairs.
amongst newly sprouting leaves.
Cool find! This looks like a Sawfly larva. Sawflies are a type of wasp. Their larvae are very pretty and can be easily confused for caterpillars of butterflies and moths. Do you have any other views?It looks quite similar to this one. http://bugguide.net/node/view/935913
Interesting caterpillar!
Spotted on Apr 9, 2016 Submitted on May 9, 2016
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Cool find! This looks like a Sawfly larva. Sawflies are a type of wasp. Their larvae are very pretty and can be easily confused for caterpillars of butterflies and moths. Do you have any other views?
It looks quite similar to this one. http://bugguide.net/node/view/935913
Interesting caterpillar!