Yet another caterpillar

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

I realize that I have been asking about a lot of caterpillars lately. I guess it is just that time of the season.

I was out gathering grapes for my first attempt at making jelly when I noticed this tiny guy in my box of grapes. The image quality isn't that good, but hopefully someone here will recognize this tiny caterpillar.

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[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

I wasn't satisfied with the first photo, so I tried to get a more detailed shot. I was also able to get an accurate measurement. This tiny caterpillar is only 11mm. I am guessing that it is a very early instar, but I may be wrong and it might be a later instar of a very tiny lep.

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[bluemoth]

I beleave you have a tiger moth larva of some kind. May be in the lophacampa group. The black patches on the body is ware it would of had hair that has all been rubbed of except for a few single strands in the frount and back ends seen in the photo.

[admin]

Somehow you seem to live where all the action is!

[mantisboy]

I'd actually say it is a Grapeleaf Skeletonizer (Harrisina americana)
See here: bugguide.net/node/view/5719/bgimage