caterpillar identifications

[Jeff]

it's definitely some sort of Acronicta I think.  you could always generally
label it Noctuidae sp.
"Richard Seaman" <r_seaman at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e85e72ef.0204081738.5d08561f at posting.google.com...
> Alex,
>
>     When I was first trying to identify this caterpillar I thought it
> was Acronicta funeralis, but I thought I came across some photos of
> other species which looked very similar, so I figured it was better to
> leave it unidentified, rather than misidentify it.
>
>     However, now that I search again, I can't find any other
> similar-looking caterpillars, so I'll go with Acronicta funeralis, and
> someone can correct me if I'm wrong!
>
>     To your knowledge, are there other caterpillars which look like
> this, and if so, then how does one distinguish Acronicta funeralis
> from the others?  I'm starting to think that I just got confused
> somehow, and this was the only reasonable identification all along!
>
> thanks,
>
> Richard.
>
> "Alex Segarra" <policydad at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<a8s1bn$243q$1 at rs7.loc.gov>...
> > Richard:
> > The paddle caterpillar is Acronicta funeralis.
> >
> > Good luck, Alex
> >
> > "Richard Seaman" <r_seaman at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e85e72ef.0204051800.1ecb031a at posting.google.com...
> > > folks,
> > >
> > > If anyone can identify any of the unidentified caterpillars on this
> > > page, then I'd be most grateful:
> > >
> > > http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Caterpillars/index.html
> > >
> > > And if you can correct any misidentified caterpillars, then I'd be
> > > somewhat less than most grateful, but grateful nonetheless.
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >
> > > Richard.



 
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