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Tent Caterpillars and KinMystery Caterpillar
Location: Central Texas (Ft Hood Area)
April 9, 2011 8:14 pm
Hello,
I’m a field biologist working in central Texas and I stumble upon a lot of caterpillars during my work.
I found this particular one on a low growing oak species, possibly Shin Oak.
I was wondering if you might know what it is?
Thanks!
Signature: writerwren
American Lappet Moth Caterpillar
Dear writerwren,
We took a gamble and did a web search for “caterpillar red stripes” and we quickly identified your American Lappet Moth Caterpillar, Phyllodesma americana, on BugGuide which states: “Larva: body with blue, black/gray, white, and orange on the back, and densely hairy lobes (lappets) along sides; top of eighth abdominal segment with unpaired hump; when stretched out or alarmed, exposes bright orange band across top of second and third thoracic segments.” Here is an image on BugGuide that shows the two red stripes.
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[...] of the American Lappet Moth, Phyllodesma americana, so we suspect it is an Asian relative. We recently posted a photo of an American Lappet Moth Caterpillar, and you can also see some images on BugGuide. When we have more time, we will try to track down [...]
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