Caterpillar found with hides
Julie Stahlhut
starbug_56 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 8 16:43:04 EDT 2001
Hey, all ...
I'm trying to ID some small caterpillars that a FOAF retrieved from a
package containing animal-hide products. They're definitely lep
larvae -- small white caterpillars ranging from about 6 to 10 mm long,
with brown, well-sclerotized heads. They've been somewhat desiccated
and flattened out in transit, and I can't find the spiracles at all
under a dissecting microscope, which makes keying them out difficult.
They have well developed true legs. Prolegs are present on A3-A6 and
A10. I can't see the A10 pair too well because the bodies are too
crumpled, but the ventral prolegs have crochets in a lateropenellipse.
Crochets look uniordinal to me.
If anyone knows of a caterpillar fitting this description and likely
to be found among animal hides, I'd appreciate your letting me know!
Thanks,
Julie Stahlhut
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