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caterpillar ID help needed

12 years ago

Not sure if this is the right place for this post, but....does anyone know what this is? It's about an inch long and there are three of them~so far~eating my Cimicifuga. (Google hasn't given me any help so far.) Thanks in advance.

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MissSherry
12 years ago
I don't know exactly what your caterpillar is - there are SO many caterpillars out there!
But by the shape of the body, it almost has to be in the Notodontidae/prominent family of moths. It most closely resembles the double-toothed prominent and the northern finned prominent. They all make plain moths.
Thanks for posting the interesting picture!
Sherry
susanlynne48
12 years ago
I was going to say the same thing, MissSherry - double-toothed prominent. I find them on elm leaves a lot. Quite a fascinating caterpillar in appearance for such a plain moth.

Susan
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12 years ago
Thanks ladies~I appreciate it!

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