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Caterpillar (likely moth). Chocolate Brown with white spots.
Deciduous forest in mildands of South Carolina. Trees nearby primarily include oak, hickory, elm, hackberry, sweet gum, and pine. Crawling on a dish with water at night.
This is likely in the the Owlet Moth Family (Noctuidae).
Spotted on Apr 2, 2012
Submitted on Jan 5, 2013
3 Comments
I agree ForestDragon. I believe that my caterpillar and the one that you posted from BugGuide are the same species. It must be in the Owlet moth group.
I found one other that looks a lot like yours on Bugguide (I saw that you have submitted yours there too). It's not ID'd either except it is in the Owlet Moths section. I hope you get an ID. It's very pretty!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/403569
Nice spotting!