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Field Notes

Description:

1" long slender green striped caterpillar.

Habitat:

Meadow

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
KarenL
I'm impressed by your breadth of knowledge Jacob & I suspect you will have encyclopedic knowledge on moths very soon!
Jacob Gorneau
No problem! I have realized the books can go so far. The rest seems to me is pure talent, or lack thereof, on my part! :)
KarenL
Thanks for trying Jacob! I've discovered that there are several species that look very similar & I don't want hazard a guess as to which this is!
Jacob Gorneau
Seeing that it does not look like it has a designated location to secrete the juices, I would say that it is an injury. Doesn't look to be fatal. I tried looking for ID, but couldn't find much, just Geometrid moth. Sorry I couldn't help much.
KarenL
I saw that too Jacob & I don't really know.
Jacob Gorneau
Hi Karen! If you look towards his back, he looks somewhat injured...or is he emitting a sort of protective fluid?

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Butterflies and Moths of Southeast USA
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PublishedJune 7, 2012

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