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| Ok, help me narrow the field...I know there are some devoted lepidopterists among the masses here...
Got a mess of cats in the soybean field, not so many to be a threat to productivity, but being the nature freak that I am, I just wonder what they are and what the end result looks like.
Emerge from canopy at dusk to feed on tops of growth.
Any suggestions?
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| hang on for a few more weeks, then check amazon. i have a pre-publication copy of a new field guide to caterpillars of the eastern us (NOT the peterson's). it's great!!! proves god had a sense of humor, these things are so crazy looking. |
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- Posted by garden4wildlife z8 GA (My Page) on Mon, Aug 29, 05 at 17:41
| You might have better luck asking this on the butterfly garden forum. There are some *extremely* devoted lepidopterists there and I'm sure they can tell you what the cats are to within the genus, if not the actual species. |
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| Thanks, everyone! Elke, that's my big gripe with the Audubon Insects and Siders publication....way too deficient when it comes to cats. A good basic primer, but not too detailed. I will have to post this over there for the butterfly lovers... |
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| Dirtgirl According to the Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society these caterpillars use soybean as a host. Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) |
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- Posted by Butterflyer1966 z9 FL (My Page) on Thu, Sep 1, 05 at 23:03
| Hi everyone sounds like the Long Tailed Skipper to me.. They are very cute caterpillars, green and their heads9brown with big eyes) are kinda sep. from the rest of the body(hope that makes sense) They also come out to feed mostly at nighttime and are living at daytime in a nest rolled from leafes.. Hope that helps.. Greetings Susanne(SUE) |
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| yes, esh ga -- that would be the one. my only gripe is that they don't show the crysallis...but maybe that's another book. |
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