[TN-Butterflies] Re: A carnivorous caterpillar
- From: Rita Venable <ritavenable@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:26:51 -0500
Kris,
This is great! I've read about this and never seen it - what a wonderful
find! I'd love to share this with our NABA chapter. I'll just send them to
your website.
Congrats!
Rita Venable, Franklin, TN
Williamson County
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 6:20 AM, <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My husband and I went hiking at Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville on Sunday.
> A large Smilax (greenbriar) vine was hanging from a tree near the trail. I
> noticed it was infested with large gray aphids; one section of the aphids
> was clear, however. When I looked more closely, I saw a 1" caterpillar that
> was eating the aphids! I posted it on Bugguide and learned it was a
> Harvester butterfly caterpillar. Here is the link to a photo of it that I
> posted on my blog:
>
> http://blog.easttennesseewildflowers.com/
>
> I have seen other aphids on my milkweed leaves being eaten by syrphid fly
> larvae, but I was surprised to learn that some caterpillars also eat them.
> That is what I love about nature, there is always something exciting and new
> to learn! :)
>
>
>
> Kris Light
>
> Oak Ridge
>
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