Anyone know slug IDs?
Jul 2, 2018 12:20:50 #
I was walking in the wetlands of the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia yesterday when I spotted this guy. Been all over the internet this morning and about the only thing I think I learned was that it might be a gastropod? Wondering if any of you insect smart folks might have a idea of what this creature is?
Jul 2, 2018 12:32:03 #
Jul 2, 2018 15:22:11 #
tinusbum wrote:
all i know is thats not a slug,very interesting bug though.nice shot!
Thanks!
Jul 2, 2018 16:10:00 #
Its the larva of a Chrysomelid beetle (i.e., leaf beetle). Something like this: https://bugguide.net/node/view/893667 . They are plant eaters. I am sort of wondering if it is parasitized, since the color is pretty strange.
Jul 2, 2018 16:51:32 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Thanks Mark. I followed your BugGuide link and then went up one level and found this, which looks more like the larva in my image: https://bugguide.net/node/view/837718. I can't say for certain that it was on a milkweed plant, but I was in an area where that's the overwhelming vegetation.Its the larva of a Chrysomelid beetle (i.e., leaf beetle). Something like this: https://bugguide.net/node/view/893667 . They are plant eaters. I am sort of wondering if it is parasitized, since the color is pretty strange.
Jul 3, 2018 16:27:04 #
Jul 3, 2018 17:09:15 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Unique find and very well taken and I learned something new today.
Thanks! Always a good day when we increase our knowledge.
Jul 3, 2018 19:40:24 #
Things to check: 3 legs this side underneath; definite head capsule; segmented body - see the spots, they are spiracles, segmental breathing pores. An insect.
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