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Subject: What is this critter?
From: grdnpeach@aol.com.mil.org (Grdnpeach)
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Date: Tue, 05 Oct 99 11:26:52
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There is a small (1/2 inch long) caterpillar on the seedy part of my sunflower.
I looked in my insect book and didn't find one that fit this description: it
has greyish black stripes alongside whitish stripes running the length of the
body. The head/eye area is terra cotta color. What could it be?

MsPeach
USDA zone 9, Los Altos, California zone 16
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