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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Looper Moths (Plusiinae) » Argyrogrammatini » Trichoplusia » Cabbage Looper Moth - Hodges#8887 (Trichoplusia ni)
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green caterpillar kept for 5 days - Trichoplusia ni
Copyright © 2014 luckybug

green caterpillar kept for 5 days - Trichoplusia ni
Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
November 12, 2014
Size: width ~4mm, length ~20mm
It was kept for 5 days and ate luffa leaves.

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green caterpillar - Trichoplusia ni green caterpillar kept for 5 days - Trichoplusia ni green caterpillar another view - Trichoplusia ni another green caterpillar - Trichoplusia ni
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Contributed by luckybug on 12 November, 2014 - 12:58pm
Last updated 17 November, 2014 - 6:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 17 November, 2014 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Thanks a lot for the help!
… luckybug, 18 November, 2014 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

please move these images to Trichoplusia ni
I finally figured out the moth for these caterpillars. Plese help me to move them to the right place for "Trichoplusia ni. Thank you!
… luckybug, 17 November, 2014 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

Can't see the prolegs,
but it looks like a looper to us, Plusiinae. Do you have a lateral image where the abdominal prolegs could be seen?
… john and jane balaban, 12 November, 2014 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
abdominal prolegs
Hi, John and Jane:

Thanks for your kindly help. I went back to check the caterpillar again while it was weaving the cocoon. I think you are right it looks like to have two pairs of abdominal prolegs.
… luckybug, 13 November, 2014 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

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