Specodina abbottii

Sphecodina abbottii larva, Waterloo, Ontario, July 4, 2005, courtesy of Peter Hare.

Peter sent me this beautiful image of a Sphecodina abbottii larva and writes, "Attached is a photo of a caterpillar I found on my Boston Ivy last week. I am located in Waterloo, Ontario. It seems to have an "eye" at the top of its head and has a fleshy type skin. Length is approx. 5 cm. and is ~8 mm diameter.

"I found it very interesting to observe how it is adapted to grasp the stalk, rather than the leaf."

Sphecodina abbottii larva, Waterloo, Ontario, July 4, 2005, courtesy of Peter Hare.

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