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Field Notes

Description:

Brown Caterpillar on my sunflower. About the size of a large full-grown cutworm except it is brown, not green. It doesn't seem to be feeding right now, just walking around. I am guessing at its size it's looking for a place to make a coccoon.

Notes:

This is a larvae for a moth.

Species ID Suggestions

Spotted cutworm

Spodoptera
Marissa6
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Comments (2)
Marissa6
Ok, so it is a Spodoptera of some kind, just a different variety. Cool. I was good to remove it then. Thanks!
Druenn
Spotted cutworm Spodoptera sp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_cutworm http://bugguide.net/node/view/891107/bgimage
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PublishedMay 30, 2017

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