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Caterpillar

Photo by Sabrina4
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Field Notes

Habitat:

My garden

Notes:

Think it turns into a monarch butterfly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
florida33girl
Sabrina - This is a type of cutworm, which does damage to crop plants and will eventually turn into a small brown moth. You can learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutworm View pictures of monarch caterpillars here: http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm

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PublishedAugust 26, 2011

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