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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