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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) May 01, 2008

This was found on one of my roses. It's the best picture I could get because it moves really fast for a caterpillar looking thing. What the heck is it? Come on claypa :)

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 03, 2008

Did it have little spines on its sides? I don't see anything caterpillar-like about it, really. Syrphid fly is a good bet, especially because there are so many; the odds are good.

I'd ask wallaby1!

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) May 03, 2008

It did not appear to have feet like a caterpillar but it had a definite top side and bottom side. I just wanted to make sure it was a good guy.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) May 05, 2008

Thanks claypa, lol, it could be a syrphid fly larvae but the pic isn't good enough to see properly.

I have seen some, and they do move quite fast. The little feet wouldn't be noticeable without looking closely. Their shape is not quite like a caterpillar, they usually look fairly flat but a little rounded on the top and slightly pointed at the ends, some examples..

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&resnum=0&q=syrphid%20fly%20larvae&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

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plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC(Zone 7b) May 05, 2008

Thanks for the help guys. That's probably it, especially after your description of it, wallaby. It's shape did remind me a little bit of how a leach is flat with pointed ends.
Also, I'm sorry the picture sucked; I guess my macro skills were lacking that day :)

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