 Phyprosopus callitrichoides - Hodges#8525 | The Curve-Lined Owlet (Phyprosopus callitrichoides) is a rather unremarkable, brown moth, but what an amazing and bizarre caterpillar. The larvae feed on greenbrier species (Smilax--a flowering, often woody vine). The undulating shape of the caterpillar seems to be characteristic and not a consequence of its movement. The small photo below shows a magnified view of the head.
bug guide (this photo): http://bugguide.net/node/view/562195 |
