The Asteroid caterpillar ( Cucullia asteroides ), #10200 by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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28-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

The Asteroid caterpillar (Cucullia asteroides), #10200

Found on a goldenrod plant in the butterfly meadow. David Wagner in his caterpillar field guide says that the colours of this caterpillar can range from "green to tan, brown or purple and brown."

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Fletcher Wildlife Garden		07-Sep-2014 02:05
It eats goldenrod leaves, as this one is doing.

Keylee McCready		06-Sep-2014 13:58
i found a caterpillar JUST LIKE THIS ONE i have no idea what it is or what it eats can somebody help me out

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