Caterpillar ID in the Insect and Bug ID forum

poisondartfrog

Jul 11, 2021 6:53 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)

I know most of my local butterfly caterpillars, but I don't remember noticing this pink one before. A moth?
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CPPgardener

Jul 11, 2021 9:01 AM CST

Name: John
Pomona/Riverside CA (Zone 9a)

Picture?

“That which is, is.That which happens, happens.” Douglas Adams

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poisondartfrog

Jul 11, 2021 9:22 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)

Oh heck.

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nativeplantlover

Jul 11, 2021 10:20 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

I think it might be an owlet moth. I had a few of them once on Boneset

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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krobra

Jul 11, 2021 10:33 AM CST

Name: Kurt
Woodbridge , Va (Zone 7a)
Jai guru deva om

https://bugguide.net/node/view...

A pint can't hold a quart , If it is holding a pint it is doing the best that it can.
and it is written ,
if the evil spirit arms the tiger with claws , brahman provided wings for the dove.

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poisondartfrog

Jul 11, 2021 11:09 AM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)

I think you two are correct. Thank you!
I think it is lovely.

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CPPgardener

Jul 11, 2021 7:37 PM CST

Name: John
Pomona/Riverside CA (Zone 9a)

Yes, it's cute and all, but what it does to Petunias isn't. Spray with Bt and save your flowers.

“That which is, is.That which happens, happens.” Douglas Adams

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sooby

Jul 12, 2021 5:50 AM CST

Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)

CPPgardener said:Yes, it's cute and all, but what it does to Petunias isn't. Spray with Bt and save your flowers.

You're thinking tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens?

https://uconnladybug.files.wor...

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nativeplantlover

Jul 12, 2021 10:41 AM CST

Name: Cheryl
Brownstown, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)

I'm pretty sure this forum is for ppl who are interested in IDing the insects they find. If someone wants to eliminate such insects, there's a forum titled Pests and Diseases. This is just a copy and paste from dave at the top of Insect and Bug ID forum:

' "dave
Garden.org Admin
Get your bugs identified here. If you have a pest problem you want advice for, though, the preferred forum is the Pests and Diseases forum." '

"My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird — equal seekers of sweetness. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished." — Mary Oliver, from Messenger

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Last edited by nativeplantlover Jul 12, 2021 10:42 AM

poisondartfrog

Jul 12, 2021 1:41 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Alana H
SE Kentucky (Zone 7a)

nativeplantlover said:I'm pretty sure this forum is for ppl who are interested in IDing the insects they find. If someone wants to eliminate such insects, there's a forum titled Pests and Diseases. This is just a copy and paste from dave at the top of Insect and Bug ID forum:

' "dave
Garden.org Admin
Get your bugs identified here. If you have a pest problem you want advice for, though, the preferred forum is the Pests and Diseases forum." '

Right. An ID was my goal. Even if I liked this particular Petunia, I would not be perturbed. If they become too numerous I can handpick them off.

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CPPgardener

Jul 14, 2021 12:59 PM CST

Name: John
Pomona/Riverside CA (Zone 9a)

'K

“That which is, is.That which happens, happens.” Douglas Adams

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