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Light green caterpillar eating my spearmint plant!
Copyright © 2010 Sophie Esther

Light green caterpillar eating my spearmint plant!
Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
May 30, 2010
Size: about inch long
Please help me identify this green caterpillar, they are eating all of my herbs!
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Contributed by Sophie Esther on 30 May, 2010 - 10:41pm
Last updated 26 November, 2010 - 8:06am

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… john and jane balaban, 26 November, 2010 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
Autoplusia?
Autoplusia? I see that there are three species of this genus with photos available for Autoplusia egenoides. There are a number of photos on iNaturalist of these caterpillars with similar patterns from a limited area of California.
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… john and jane balaban, 24 June, 2010 - 3:43pm login or register to post comments

A couple of possibilities as you search for an answer
Abrostola urentis, see here
Autographa californica, see here
Please add an image taken from the side.
… john and jane balaban, 31 May, 2010 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

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