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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Feb 27, 2011

seen in central Maryland

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 01, 2011

This is not a caterpillar, but a larva of a soldier beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/4fahznt for an image. They are general predators on other small arthropods.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Mar 01, 2011

Thank you Suunto, it didn't even cross my mind that it might be a beetle larva.

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