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Caterpillar on parsley - Autographa precationis
Copyright © 2011 thelizo

Caterpillar on parsley - Autographa precationis
New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
August 12, 2011
I'm having trouble figuring out what this caterpillar might be. When I do a Google image search for "caterpillar on parsley", I get exactly one stock photo of this caterpillar (no species identification), and the rest is all Black Swallowtails. Does anyone know what it is? The caterpillar is about an inch long.
Contributed by thelizo on 12 August, 2011 - 10:04am
Last updated 14 January, 2012 - 7:21am

Moved
Moved from Bilobed Looper. Interesting - Wagner says Megalographa, pg 221 is easily recognizable by the fine hairlike spinules and you can see them in his picture but not in yours!
… john and jane balaban, 14 January, 2012 - 7:21am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 3 September, 2011 - 6:58pm

One of the Plusiinae
Maybe
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2011 - 10:33am

 
Thanks!
That looks right! What a cool-looking moth it turns into, too.
… thelizo, 12 August, 2011 - 10:42am

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