Caterpillar on Western Redbud
September 21, 2009
Caterpillar on Western Redbud
2 feeding this afternoon in the hot California sun
J serences
Carmichael CA Central Valley
Hi J,
We believe this to be a Red Hump Caterpillar, Schizura concinna, a species of Prominent Moth. The caterpillars, according to BugGuide: “feed on a wide range of woody plants.“
What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination