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Caterpillar on composite - Eupithecia miserulata
Copyright © 2009 R. Berg

Caterpillar on composite - Eupithecia miserulata
Alameda County, California, USA
December 5, 2009
Size: ~1/2 in., 13 mm
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Contributed by R. Berg on 5 December, 2009 - 7:29pm
Last updated 4 December, 2011 - 6:25pm

Moved
Moved from Eupithecia.
… john and jane balaban, 4 December, 2011 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.

(I got tired of waiting for an expert.)
… R. Berg, 8 February, 2010 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

reminds me of Eupithecia
Not an expert, but this looks like a Eupithecia caterpillar to me. Very common on composites and from what I've read, somewhat color variable depending on food intake.
… Chris Mallory, 9 December, 2009 - 12:46am login or register to post comments

 
It certainly looks like
the photos in the Eupithecia section. Unsure whether to move it or wait for someone to come along and say "I'm an expert, and that's what it is."
… R. Berg, 10 December, 2009 - 12:07pm login or register to post comments

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