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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Caterpillars and Pupa</title>
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		<title>Tussock Moth Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/tussock-moth-caterpillar-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tussock Moth Caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[scorpion caterpillar!
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Hello! Outside in our garden I found a caterpillar that looked like it was pretending to be a scorpion.
I have no idea what it is, I am from the UK so dont know much about american bugs.
Any ideas?
Rich
central Illinois
Hi Rich,
This is a Tussock Moth Caterpillar in the genus [...]


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		<title>Unknown Butterfly Chrysalis</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/02/unknown-butterfly-chrysalis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/02/unknown-butterfly-chrysalis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[swallowtail caterpillars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unidentified]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Green Swallowtail Chrysalis??
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Dear Bugman,
Thanks so much for your amazing site!! Yours is a favorite around here!
My husband accidentally washed this Chrysalis off of one of our children&#8217;s outdoor toys today. After visiting your site it looked like a some sort of swallowtail, but I haven&#8217;t seen such a beautiful [...]


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		<title>Swallowtail Caterpillar from Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/01/swallowtail-caterpillar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/01/swallowtail-caterpillar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[swallowtail caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This may be a caterpillar known as &#8220;cara de nino&#8221; in Central Mexico
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:28 AM
I have been trying to find out more about this insect for quite a while, but don&#8217;t even know where to start. I only saw one of them while living in Guadalajara, Mexico. I have been told [...]


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		<title>White Lined Sphinx Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/28/white-lined-sphinx-caterpillar-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/28/white-lined-sphinx-caterpillar-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 13:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hornworms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[huge caterpillar!!!
Wed, May 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM
today (may 27th) while trimming tall grass and brush for my neighbor, i came across the largest caterpillar i have ever seen in california! it seemed very out of place, on a dry sun baked hill with all the grass mostly brown and dead for the summer. i [...]


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		<title>Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/27/pipevine-swallowtail-caterpillar-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/27/pipevine-swallowtail-caterpillar-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 14:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[swallowtail caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caterpillar found in Norther California
Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Hello,
My son brought home this caterpillar from a close by river. We still have it in his bug catcher with some leaves and other foliage from there and it has since cocooned.
I am curious as to what this is.
Thank you!
Delia Campos
Sacramento, CA at the American [...]


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		<title>Western Tent Caterpillars</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/24/western-tent-caterpillars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/24/western-tent-caterpillars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tent Caterpillars and Kin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you help identify these Caterpillars
Sat, May 23, 2009 at 8:33 PM
Dear Bugman,
I recently found a silk nest filled with these black-brown caterpillars. They have rusty hair covering their bodies and have distinctive white and orange markings. The orange markings in a triangular shape and there are 2 to each segment of their bodies. the [...]


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		<title>Probably White Admiral Caterpillar</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/19/probably-white-admiral-caterpillar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/19/probably-white-admiral-caterpillar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brush footed butterfly caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caterpillar on poplar leaves
Sun, May 17, 2009 at 1:49 PM
I found these caterpillars on poplar leaves in our field in WNY. I rescued them from the hard freeze we are going to have tonight. I have been unable (yet) to identify them and for curiosity sake I wondered what they may be&#62;
Mark
Western New York
Hi Mark,
Your [...]


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		<title>Ruddy Daggerwing:  Caterpillar and Imago</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/14/ruddy-daggerwing-caterpillar-and-imago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/14/ruddy-daggerwing-caterpillar-and-imago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 13:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brush Footed Butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ruddy Daggerwing photos
Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:55 PM
I have raised a few of these cats to butterflies for my children to see the entire process. I hope you enjoy the photos. I love your website.
Karen
Miami, Florida
Hi Karen,
Wonderful contributions like your metamorphosis images of a Ruddy Daggerwing, Marpesia petreus, help to make our website interesting.  [...]


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		<title>Western Grape Leaf Skeletonizer:  Imago and Caterpillars</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/western-grape-leaf-skeletonizer-imago-and-caterpillars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Moths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moth caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Blue Bug
Sun, May 10, 2009 at 1:44 PM
These blue fellows showed up in late April, proceeded to make a love shack of my grapevines, and disappeared shortly after. A couple of weeks later my vines are covered with these cute, little yellow and black caterpillars. I&#8217;m assuming the two are related but I can&#8217;t [...]


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		<title>Stinging Slug Caterpillar from Singapore</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/stinging-slug-caterpillar-from-singapore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/10/stinging-slug-caterpillar-from-singapore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 14:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stinging Slug Caterpillars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Neon Green Caterpillar Fri, May 8, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Hi
I found this caterpillar under a leaf in a forested area near my home. I&#8217;ve never seen a neon coloured caterpillar like this before. Could this be a stinging slug caterpillar? I&#8217;m pondering as I live in Singapore, and so far all the documentation I&#8217;ve read [...]


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