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Index of Subjects Pat: It sounds like a geometrid caterpillar as you already know. Bev pointed out a couple of very good web resources. A very good book for caterpillar identification is part of the Princeton Field Guide Series. Wagner, D.L. 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. Lepidoptera are not my interest or forte. However I have been able to use this guide effectively. DBMcC DB McCorquodale Department of Biology, Cape Breton University, 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney, NS B1P 6L2 david_mccorquodale @ cbu.ca 902-563-1260 Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/bschome.htm Department of Biology, Cape Breton University http://discovery.capebretonu.ca/biology CBU Faculty Association Research News http://www.cbufa.ca/news/ -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of P.L. Chalmers Sent: August 1, 2010 11:01 PM To: NatureNS Subject: [NatureNS] Twig Caterpillar, Halifax Earlier this week I found a caterpillar which looked just like a twig. If it had not moved, I would have thought that it was a twig fallen from the overhanging Norway Maple. Its skin was the same greyish brown colour, with creases around its circumference like the growth rings in the bark of a maple twig. However this "twig", which was more than three inches long, was inching its way across a colleague's windshield. I've looked at a few online sites, but don't have an ID yet. Bev Wigney has a "twig caterpillar" on her site http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/45413515 which looks somewhat like it, but not exactly. Can anyone suggest other sites, or an ID? Cheers, Patricia
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