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Posted by Bryant Roberts on 09:08:22 07/05/10
In Reply to: Man-in-the-Ground Morning Glory Caterpillar posted by Bryant Roberts
In early June I visited a small patch of Man-in-the-Ground Morning Glories in Everglades National Park that I have been keeping an eye on for several years and have tried to photograph in bloom for almost as long. That morning luck was with me and one plant had a long stem with many buds and a couple of open flowers and I took many photos. I returned to the site two weeks later and had a hard time relocating the vine. After a few minutes I found what was left of that plant along with the likely suspect, a rather large caterpillar. I have attached a photo of the flowers and a link to a photo of the caterpillar. I am curious to know the identity of the caterpillar and whether the structures along its back belong to it or to some parasite.
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