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Curve Lined Owlet Moth Caterpillar

Posted by June 5th, 2007 at 12:00 am

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Cutworms and Owlet Caterpillars

ID larva on Smilax sp.
I found two of these on smilax sp. in the Ocala National Forest in Florida. Do you happen to know the name? Thank –you.
Wendy Poag
Park Ranger Lake County Parks and Trails
Tavares , FL

curvelined owlet cat Curve Lined Owlet Moth Caterpillar

Hi WEndy,
This is a Curve Lined Owlet Moth Caterpillar, Phyprosopus callitrichoides. There are numerous images on BugGuide.

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