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Parasitized green catepillar

ThisOldDad
9 years ago

I have had a number of these large green caterpillars eating the leaves and fruit on my tomatoes. They are well camouflaged and hard to locate, but I just look for the frass and stay at it till I find them. When I found this guy, the wasps had already done their job, so I just left him on the tomato vine. Thought some might find the photo interesting. They are voracious eaters and can strip the leaves from a branch in a day. I have not identified the caterpillar, so if anyone knows, would appreciate the education.

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