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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2008

This cat. is relative small, 1st 2nd instar? Anyhow, I've seen it working its way around the rudbeckia flower for the past 2 days. Please help I.D.
Thanks.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 04, 2008

Could you please submit another photo? The insect in this image appears too out of focus to make a determination.
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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2008

suunto, sorry the quality of the pic. isn't great. I'll post several more pics. the best that I could do. The cat. is very small, smaller than a toothpic, roughly an inch long. Its marking is a brownish upside down V along its body.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2008

Here is another view.

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 04, 2008

Last one:

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jul 05, 2008

Kim looks like a Common Pug (Eupithecia miserulata) something that needs to be squished

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Lily_love Central, AL(Zone 7b) Jul 05, 2008

Thank you, Donna. It sure does, it has a "inch-worm" characteristic when it's moving about. Now I know what it's I would better save my daisy. Thanks for your help.
Kim

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