Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Which cat uses Dahlia as a host plant?, 1 by vitrsna

vitrsna wrote:
I am growing dahlias this year for the first time (collarette dandy and bishop's children) and i must say i am not too thrilled with the results. But, today i found this little caterpillar chewing on one of the dahlias...so now i am intrigued. Also, now we are 6 years smarter than we were when this original post appeared. This is not the same caterpillar as the one jlp222 had. It is quite small (between 1/4 - 1/2 inch) with long hairs (showing in the 1st photo) and appears to be solitary. I also checked the web for information re dahlia as a host plant, without success. Any one have any ideas?

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