scientific name : Schizura ipomoeae
common name : Morning-glory prominent
information : Handsomely patterned with tans and browns and contrasting lime green on second and third thoracic segments. Head with thin black stripes enclosing grayish band. First abdominal segment horn-like, fifth abdominal segment humped. In closely related unicorn caterpillar, head bears single broader black band to ether side and fifth segment not as noticeably as humped. Food: many shrubs and trees. Caterpillar: May to October; 1 generation in North.

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