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Common Sawfly Larva

Periclista sp.

Description:

Green, about 1 inch long, white hairs.

Habitat:

amongst newly sprouting leaves.

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2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

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

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 7 years ago

Interesting caterpillar!

CEJ
Spotted by
CEJ

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Apr 9, 2016
Submitted on May 9, 2016

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