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robertsonj88 Edmonton, AB(Zone 3a) Jul 19, 2015

Found this caterpillar at work on some stargazer liles and I debated on taking it home but I lost it. Lol
What does this turn into?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 20, 2015

Looks like an arctiid in the genus Spilosoma - http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rU4_ZD5wYpQ/0.jpg
The adult moth looks like this: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Spilosoma_virginica2.jpg

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robertsonj88 Edmonton, AB(Zone 3a) Jul 20, 2015

Ohh okay thanks. I've seen a lot of those moths in the garden center this year.

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