scientific name : Apoda sp.
common name : Purple-crested slug
information : Pale green with purple and yellow dorsum; somewhat flattened above,
sloping to tail end. Undulating purple dorsal stripe widest at second or third
abdominal segment. Dorsum with 3 anterior and 1 posterior pair of enlarged orange-red
warts, each armed with numerous stinging spines. Food: many forest trees and
shrubs, often on oaks and cherries. Caterpillar: August to October; 1 generation
in North.