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Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
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Caterpillar - Spodoptera ornithogalli
Plano, Collin County, Texas, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: 1 - 1.5 inch
It curled around for me...

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Contributed by Q-tip on 7 July, 2008 - 2:11pm
Last updated 18 January, 2012 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from Cutworm or Dart Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 18 January, 2012 - 6:03pm

Moved
Moved from Owlet Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 29 December, 2010 - 2:11pm

Armyworm caterpillar?
Looks like but not sure
… daike tian, 8 July, 2008 - 3:44pm

 
I could've sworn that someone
I could've sworn that someone previously ID this as Noctuid pronuba.
Is that likely?
… Q-tip, 8 July, 2008 - 4:00pm

 
Yes
Very likely - It could be a variety of "cutworm" species - I'd have to see the head better.
… Illia-Shaundra Chavez, 8 July, 2008 - 4:17pm

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