Mystery larvae

[Dr. James Adams]

>Listers,

         Sorry.  Seems the mystery caterpillar dilemma has already been 
resolved.  We changed e-mail systems over the Christmas break, and I had 
not yet caught up on the other messages.  The Polka-dot Wasp Moth (S. 
epilais) is likely the right candidate.

         However, do be aware that the members of the arctiid genus Cycnia 
also feed on members of the Dogbane family (Apocynaceae) and also have 
larvae that are orange with black tufts.  This is why I asked about how 
densely packed the tufts are -- they are much more so in Cycnia than 
Syntomeida.



James K. Adams
Phone: (706)272-4427
FAX:  (706)272-2235
Georgia Lepidoptera Website:
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