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Army Cutworm Caterpillar

Euxoa auxiliaris

Description:

A small (1 inch) caterpillar. dull gray with lighter stripes. Not hairy.

Habitat:

Volcanic sagebrush high desert

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1 Comment

oxyjack
oxyjack 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure that's a caterpillar. Tenebrionid larvae have sclerotized plates down their backs and look more like this: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3111/57592...

Steven Sheppard
Spotted by
Steven Sheppard

Pocatello, Idaho, USA

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 28, 2012

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