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Caterpillar Found Conroe, Texas
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Caterpillar Found Conroe, Texas
Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
February 12, 2008
Size: 1 inch
My children would really like to identify this friendly little guy. We rescued him from a rainstorm and would like to set him free near/on a host plant.
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Contributed by Marymom on 12 February, 2008 - 11:28am
Last updated 24 March, 2008 - 11:50am

It's one of the cutworms or armyworms
in the Noctuidae, a notoriously difficult group. Noctua pronuba is a possibility, but we're all waiting for Wagner's new book on the Noctuid caterpillars to learn more about these fellas.
… john and jane balaban, 12 February, 2008 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

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