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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Aug 03, 2008

I found this cat eating on my fuchsia. Does anybody know if it is a good cat or a bad cat? I guess they all have to eat too.

Jeanette

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 03, 2008

Looks like a Virginia Tiger Moth cat:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bugguide.net/images/cache/2RSH8RKHQROL3L9L3LPLYLELLZNLYLDZQRLHMZTLXZAL7ZQHQZBLQZLH6RKHXZRH6RLHMZ1L7ZCL4RHHERRH5RBL.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bugguide.net/node/view/10244&h=411&w=560&sz=35&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=r4dizndSIOib8M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtiger%2Bmoth%2Bcaterpillar%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DDMUS,DMUS:2006-36,DMUS:en%26sa%3DN

They become a pretty moth, so my vote is......good cat :)

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Jnette Northeast, WA(Zone 5a) Aug 03, 2008

Hey Fly Girl, I think you're right!! Thanks, glad I turned it loose,

Jeanette

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 03, 2008

WTG! You're welcome!

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