Dead-wood Borer Caterpillar - Scolecocampa liburna

Interesting fact: The dark line on the dorsal surface are the contents of the intestinal canal. They show through the skin.

Habitat: Rotting stump in a swampy, deciduous forest.

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Ferdy Christant

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It's just a wild theory, but could it be a sawfly larvae? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Wild and wacky ;)
  
  Yesss....I think it looks like a figwort sawfly larva. But, am not yet 100%. I wish I had gotten a shot of the legs! Posted 6 years ago
2. Christine Young
  
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  It's a moth caterpillar! Scolecocampa liburna :) Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

The Deadwood Borer Moth

''Scolecocampa liburna'', the dead-wood borer, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found from southern Wisconsin and Michigan to central New England south to Florida and Texas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young