Tan caterpillar

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gry
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Tan caterpillar

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I think we startled this little guy in the mulch of my flowerbed. It jumped several times, so I have a picture of the topside and the bottomside. Green Bay, WI a few days ago.
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Re: Tan caterpillar

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gry wrote: Fri Jun 14, 2024 10:40 pm I think we startled this little guy in the mulch of my flowerbed. It jumped several times, so I have a picture of the topside and the bottomside. Green Bay, WI a few days ago.
It appears to be a Catocala (underwing moth) caterpillar -

https://bugguide.net/node/view/368

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catocala

Perhaps someone here can identify it to species. This genus has been a popular topic of discussion on this forum.
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