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Large Tolype

Tolype velleda

Description:

This caterpillar really becomes invisible when flattened to an oak tree limb.

Habitat:

Backyard...it fell on my shirt while I was moving a downed limb.

6 Comments

Great Series. It is so good to see all sides and actually see it disappear in the branch.

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID J!

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 11 years ago

Very nice, Claire.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Nice spotting!

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

That's true...there do seem to be a lot of fuzzy caterpillars here. Lots of trees and moths about.

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

My word Claire, you do come up with the fuzziest looking creatures there in SC!

ceherzog
Spotted by
ceherzog

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 29, 2011
Submitted on Jul 29, 2011

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