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Caterpillar on curly-cup gumweed - Heliothis virescens
Copyright © 2008 Carol Davis

Caterpillar on curly-cup gumweed - Heliothis virescens
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
September 21, 2008
I find these on curly-cup gumweed flowers anywhere I go in Utah. Since the blossoms are quite small, so are the caterpillars. Does anyone know what they are and if they turn into moths or into butterflies?
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 10 November, 2008 - 3:21pm
Last updated 27 November, 2008 - 2:11pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2008 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the move!
… Carol Davis, 27 November, 2008 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Now we just need an expert to stop by
and let us know if these are really all images of a single species or if we have more than one species gathered here!
… john and jane balaban, 27 November, 2008 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

Maybe...
I think it is a Tobacco Budworm Moth caterpillar (Heliothis virescens).
… Carol Davis, 11 November, 2008 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

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