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Small inchworm (geometer). Light green. Approx 1 inch.
Not sure. Found it on backpack while hiking through scrub oak.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on May 24, 2013
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Inchworm!
Inchworms are not real worms they are Geometer moth larvae , or Geometridae. There are over 35,000 species of Geometridae moths. Geometer means to “measure the earth” which is what the caterpillars appear to be doing when they inch along.