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knsdye

what is this caterpillar?

knsdye
11 years ago

Hi all, I'm here in pacific northwest near Seattle and I've not been able to identify this cat. I've visited this website to step thru the keys with no luck. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/catnw/keyfam.htm

I'll add that this is the first year I've witnessed some kind of hummingbird moth visiting my honeysuckle.

The cat was on a hardy fuchsia

I've brought it into the house and taking care of it in a glass jar. So far it's doubled, maybe tripled in size and has "shed"? (is that the right term?) at least once. The horn on the end is now completely orange, not black-tipped like above when it was outside.

Otherwise, the colors haven't changed.

Any comments appreciated.

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