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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Sep 02, 2007

This probably is of one of the caterpillars seen around here. Not sure. Look at its long coiled 'tongue'.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Sep 02, 2007

Could be a Grass Demon, Udaspes folus:

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Oct 13, 2007

Could be, but did you look at the unusually long spiral proboscis?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2007

It's hard to miss!
This skipper "has a long proboscis compared to body size", according to wikipedia

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 13, 2007

Most Leps have a long proboscis, sometimes 1.5 times their body length. It looks like you caught yours when he was coiling or uncoiling it.

Great picture too!

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 13, 2007

Doesn't it look like there are two? Normally after eclosing there are two that form into one, maybe yours just emerged.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2007

I think it's doubled up

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 13, 2007

Do you think they haven't merged or there is something that went wrong?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Oct 13, 2007

Follow the curve from the tip, back to its head - the last curl is tight and goes on the left side of its head. I think it's an illusion. I thought it looked funny at first too

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Oct 13, 2007

Oh duh, it's just another loop! Thanks Claypa...good eye!

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Oct 14, 2007

Just like people having two tongues! LOL.

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