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Caterpillar Life Cycle - Chloridea virescens
Copyright © 2010 Andrew Meeds

Caterpillar Life Cycle - Chloridea virescens
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
August 12, 2010
This was found on a little oak sapling. Any ideas? 5 days later, I've got a cocoon :D

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Contributed by Andrew Meeds on 17 August, 2010 - 6:20pm
Last updated 30 August, 2010 - 5:04pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Andrew Meeds, 30 August, 2010 - 5:04pm login or register to post comments

And we have the adult moth!
Whoo! Complete lifecycle!
… Andrew Meeds, 30 August, 2010 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Meeds, 19 August, 2010 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

Looks related to
Heliothis
… john and jane balaban, 17 August, 2010 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree
I've got the cocoon luckily, so I guess we shall see. I'm kind of hoping it turns out to be something other than H. virescens though. We go through a lot of those at the labs :P This guy looked a little smaller than the ones at the labs though, so who knows.
… Andrew Meeds, 17 August, 2010 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

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