I know the photo is a bit blurry. There were a couple of them on the blooms of my perennial small-headed helianthus. Now, the blossoms where they were have deteriorated.



Anyone have any idea what they might be? I am assuming a moth caterpillar of some kind...

I tried replying last night, but internet was acting up.

I saw similar caterpillars on our Maximilian sunflowers this summer, and they reminded me of geometer larvae. I never tried identifying them further.

A site I use for info about plants gives a lot of details about what eats the plants. If you scroll down to Faunal Associations, there is a link to Insect Table.
http://www.illinoiswildflowers...

That is for Illinois, but maybe it can be a start. I hope someone else can help you.

thanks, Kim--you are probably right about that! They didn't look like the caterpillar for any butterfly.