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Caterpillar with yellow stripes - Calophasia lunula
Copyright © 2010 Lavenderbay

Caterpillar with yellow stripes - Calophasia lunula
Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 4, 2010
Found at 10 a.m. on weed at side of gravel driveway.

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Caterpillar with yellow stripes - Calophasia lunula Caterpillar with yellow stripes - Calophasia lunula
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Contributed by Lavenderbay on 9 August, 2010 - 8:23am
Last updated 9 August, 2010 - 10:40am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 9 August, 2010 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

zebra
How about a "zebra caterpillar moth" - http://bugguide.net/node/view/148134? Thanks for posting, welcome to bugguide
… Joe Zito, 9 August, 2010 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

 
I can see the similarities, J
I can see the similarities, Joe, but the one I found doesn't have a red head or legs.
Thanks for trying, though. And thanks for the welcome!
… Lavenderbay, 9 August, 2010 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

 
Aha
One of my blogfriends has replied with the guess of Calophasia lunula or Toadflax Brocade. She says it's a European import. The pictures seem to match mine.
… Lavenderbay, 9 August, 2010 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
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it is pretty as an adult also.
… Joe Zito, 9 August, 2010 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

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