Caterpillar

Posted by David Brady on May 24, 2008 at 7:00 am · Filed under Arthropods, Animalia, Larvae, SFA, Crawling, Picture of the Day, Insects

Caterpillar
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Steve Allen makes his debut here with a caterpillar. He took this photo in Seattle, and says it’s about 2.5cm long.

Any takers on an ID?

Thanks, Steve!

2 Comments »

  1. JFargo said,

    May 24, 2008 @ 8:30 pm

    It definitely looks cool. I’d almost expect those hairs to be tine-like and stick to you if you press too hard!

  2. tceisele said,

    May 25, 2008 @ 12:32 pm

    I’ve just been trying to sort out some Tiger Moth caterpillars I found around the place, and I think this one is related. It looks close, but not identical, to Ctenucha virginica. It’s probably a relative, but my guides tend to concentrate on Eastern and Midwestern caterpillars, so Seattle is a bit out of their range.

    Incidentally, does anyone know for sure how to pronounce “Ctenucha”?

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