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Another Turbulent Phosphila Caterpillar

Posted by September 24th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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OK, here is the picture of the caterpillar I described to you yesterday (from my dog’s head). I don’t know what kind of leaves it likes, it’s in a ventillated tupperware with some oak & maple leaves right now :) Hope you can identify it for me!
Bill

Hi Bill,
Several days ago we got a photo of a group of the same caterpillars. It took us awhile to identify the Turbulent Phosphila, Phosphila turbulenta. It feeds of Greenbriar leaves, Smilax.

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