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Photo#827075
Larva eating bean pod - Utetheisa ornatrix

Larva eating bean pod - Utetheisa ornatrix
Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida, USA
August 16, 2013

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. Thanks

Laci, what do you think of these
being Utethesia

 
Spot on
I think you're right. Potentially an earlier instar so the "stripes" aren't as defined, but everything else seems to line up.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

My initial thought was the ol
My initial thought was the oleander caterpillar (Syntomeida epilais), but the food source isn't right.

srry
Nvmd I found out

help?
Can you help me identify a species of caterpillar? Im the next picture over

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