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caterpiller ID

Postby karebear » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:10 pm

I found a stranger in with my monarch cats. It looks like a mini garter snake but has an orange-ish looking head. Brown stripes going lengthwise on a lighter greenish-brown caterpiller...Any ideas?
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Postby MILW » Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:45 pm

Is it actually feeding on the milkweed? That would narrow it down some... also how big is it? Any chance of posting a photo?
(if you want to email one to me, I can post it in this thread)

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Postby karebear » Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:49 pm

It is feeding happily on the milkweed and getting big - I will get a picture (I just got a new macro lens) and email it. Thanks
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