Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Wasp larva (?) from E Romania

Posted by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 13-03-2010 14:22
#1

Date: 13.03.2010
size: ~ 2 cm
habitat: grassland, ~ 450 m

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Posted by Xespok on 15-03-2010 11:36
#2

A caterpillar. most likely Noctuidae.

Posted by BubikolRamios on 15-03-2010 12:45
#3

could be Spodoptera frugiperda

http://www.ext.co...05565.html

note Y on the head mentioned there

Posted by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 15-03-2010 14:19
#4

Thanks for the reply.

What's the difference between wasp larva and butterfly larva?

Edited by Alexandru Pintilioaie on 15-03-2010 14:20