Spotted Fireworm Caterpillar - Choristoneura parallela

This caterpillar was sticking out of its shelter, eating ferns.

Habitat: Fern; pondside in a mixed forest

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Genus looks great. Seems caterpillars of Choristoneura parallela looks highly similar/identical, and to a lesser degree Choristoneura fumiferana. Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! Thanks. I think it's Choristoneura parallela.
  
  https://bugguide.net/node/view/1871951/bgimage Posted 2 years ago

The Parallel-banded Leafroller Moth

"Choristoneura parallela" is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young