Tag: green larvae
Dark Green, Glossy Bug Found on Watermelon Plant is a Brittle Bush Leaf Beetle Larva
“I found this bug (and a few of its friends) on a watermelon plant today” says this reader about the dark green caterpillar-like creature photographed below. She wonders if this is a roly poly larva, and asks if she will need to relocate the bugs or if they are okay to stay in her garden.
Bright Yellow-Green Caterpillar on Driveway is a Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar
A “little critter” was found on this reader’s driveway last summer in her small North Texas town. The critter appears to be a bright green color and has a brown face, split down the middle by what we assume to be access to its mouth.
Dark Green Worms in Sandbox May be Armyworms
A woman recently found a bucket of worms (quite literally) in her son’s sandbox in Pennsylvania. The worms in question appear to be dark, olive green in color and have white/tan stripes down the length of their back, as well as a black head at one end, and a tip with many points at the other end.