i found a caterpillar

[lola]

Okay, my camera is broken, but i will describe my caterpillar as best i can.
its tan with dark triangle spots on back, but as you go closer to the head the spots get progressively lighter until theyre no longer visible. its head is black with 2 yellow lines forming part of a triangle. when threatened it seems to secrete a liquid. it poops brownish, but when dry the poo looks brown-green. it was on some sort of tall,wild, grass. it also likes to curl up in a ball when threatened. it is about an inch long.(think of the width of 1 finger)what on earth is this caterpillar!!!!!!!!!!!when i get my camera working i will post a pic.

[Mona Miller]

http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/butterfly_caterpillars
I found a good website with butterfly caterpillars by Tom Murray

[lola]

thanks for that, but i kind of already looked at that website, you see ive been searching and searching and searching, and i cant find this caterpillar. This is kind of my last resort.

[Mona Miller]

We'll wait for the pictures.

Some times you can go on the bug guide and put in certain characteristics.

I put in triangular spots, caterpillar and got this:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/355380
It says it an army cut worm, but this may not be your caterpillar.

If not, try some other search words.

[lola]

THATS IT, THATS IT!!! thats the caterpillar! um, but sadly there will be no pictures. It turned black and died overnight. sorry.

[Mona Miller]

Not sadly, this is a real pest. The cut worms do a lot of damage in our gardens.

[lola]

Really? it was munching on a weed. i find that helpful.

[lola]

oh and look, i made a website.

[Mona Miller]

I need a web address. I'm off to do my butterfly walk. Have fun, I am!

[lola]

click the little earth underneath my username etc. thats what i did to get onto yours.

[Mona Miller]

Nice. I'm glad you are documenting your aventures with raising Monarchs.

The website that's listed in my section is one for the Washington Area Butterfly Club. I don't maintain it, just promote it.

[lola]

Oh. Thanks for visiting my website. Youre the first visitor ever!

[Mona Miller]

https://sites.google.com/site/nphotonature/
If you post it here, more people will visit. Lovely work.

[lola]

thanks.