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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Jun 04, 2008

I've been asked to ID this bug as it is eating and defoliating Rhodos & Linden. It is in USDA 8b off of Vancouver Island, BC.

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Jun 04, 2008

Rhodo leaves

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growin Beautiful, BC(Zone 8b) Jun 04, 2008

Linden

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 06, 2008

The caterpillars appear to belong to two different families; Noctuidae (cutworms, etc.) and Geometridae ('loopers'/inchworms, etc.); members of both families are known to feed on rthododendrons and linden. BTW, the rhododendron leaves in the photo appear to exhibit symptoms of disease/physiological disorder such as physiological leaf spot or Phytophthora blight - have you consulted an arborist?

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