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Caterpillar ID - Gnophaela vermiculata
Copyright © 2010 Heidi Eaton

Caterpillar ID - Gnophaela vermiculata
Emerald Valley, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
June 28, 2010
Size: ~40mm
This cat was on Chiming bells (Mertensia sp.). I later found two more on the same species of plant, so I believe it is a host plant for the caterpillar. Looks similar to some in Haploa, although I didn't see any in BG with a red head (see second pic).

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Contributed by Heidi Eaton on 30 June, 2010 - 9:55pm
Last updated 22 August, 2011 - 12:10am

should be only one species in El Paso Co, Colorado
Moved from Gnophaela.
… David J. Ferguson, 22 August, 2011 - 12:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Heidi Eaton, 1 July, 2010 - 10:43pm login or register to post comments

How about Gnophaela instead?
See .
and we've seen the genus on Boraginaceae
… john and jane balaban, 30 June, 2010 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
That is very likely...
and Gnophaela vermiculata is pretty common around here. Thanks!
… Heidi Eaton, 30 June, 2010 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

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