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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Chloridea
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caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea
Copyright © 2010 Molly Jacobson

caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
September 1, 2010
Size: 1 in.
For the full story see: then .
But then... I find a circular hole munched in the flower of my pumpkin plant a few feet away from the petunias! And what do I find inside? This little guy! I am wondering whether this is the same caterpillar that was on the petunias because of eating habits (holes!). Though the first photo showed a greener caterpillar maybe over the course of a week it changed color as it grew? I am keeping it right now with pumpkin flower, petunia flower, petunia leaves and seed pod! it went for the pumpkin. I couldn't link the photos because I'm not sure it is the same caterpillar.

Update as of 9/5: see other photo and see

*_ This Life Cycle also shown on info page for this species.

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caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea caterpillar on petunias and pumpkin? - Chloridea
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 1 September, 2010 - 8:12am
Last updated 29 July, 2017 - 5:42am

Moved
Moved from Heliothis.
… Steve Nanz, 29 July, 2017 - 5:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 October, 2010 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Molly Jacobson, 5 September, 2010 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Makes us think of Heliothis
or one of its relatives. Don't know if we have more than one species on the Heliothis page or not.
… john and jane balaban, 1 September, 2010 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

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