Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Handsome gray caterpillar sporting prominent horn on dorsum of fifth abdominal segment. Head with sharp black line over top. Dorsal setal bases raised, red-orange, those on eighth abdominal segment enlarged with oblique black line beneath. Fringe dense and comparatively long. Food: apples, cherries, and related plants. Caterpillar: May to June; 1 generation.
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/cateast/catoultr.htm
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