Mystery baby caterpillar?

[The Wild One]

Anyone know what this guy is?

 

[AmandaS]

Yes. It is very small.

 

[nightanole]

What does it taste like?

 

[The Wild One]

I’m hoping it will grow and Coda will know what it tastes like ?

 

[nightanole]

I’m hoping it will grow and Coda will know what it tastes like ?

Unfortunately i can only identify half grown or full grown. They all look completely different till the 5th instar then its easy to identify.

 

[The Wild One]

Unfortunately i can only identify half grown or full grown. They all look completely different till the 5th instar then its easy to identify.

How long does it take for them to grow that size?

 

[kinyonga]

You need to know what it eats to grow it up..what did you find it on?

 

[The Wild One]

You need to know what it eats to grow it up..what did you find it on?

A strawberry plant, I put a price watermelon rind and it looks like it’s eating it. Any have any setup ideas? I don’t want to lose it or kill it.

 

[kinyonga]

Was it eating the strawberry leaves?

 

[The Wild One]

Was it eating the strawberry leaves?

I don’t know, it was on the joint of the stem and leaf.

 

[kinyonga]

I'd put a couple of strawberry levels in with it too...just in case.

 

[Persnickety Parson's]

A strawberry plant, I put a price watermelon rind and it looks like it’s eating it. Any have any setup ideas? I don’t want to lose it or kill it.

Well the tricky thing with butterflies and moths is we need to know the species so we can find the proper host plant. Can you take macro photos? There really is almost no way to tell what it is based on the pics provided.

You can submit cropped images to bugguide.net for an id, a genus id is generally good enough

 

[nightanole]

How long does it take for them to grow that size?

less than 10 days from hatch.

 

[The Wild One]

Well the tricky thing with butterflies and moths is we need to know the species so we can find the proper host plant. Can you take macro photos? There really is almost no way to tell what it is based on the pics provided.

You can submit cropped images to bugguide.net for an id, a genus id is generally good enough

Thanks for the website, this is the best pic I have, it keeps spinning silk.

 

[Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus]

perhaps it's an armyworm

 

[AmandaS]

Hows your little buddy, @The Wild One

 

[The Wild One]

Hows your little buddy, @The Wild One

Note to self-Put fragile things where six year olds can’t reach. He thought that the container it was in was dirty I guess? And put loads of soap in it and washed it down the drain. Someone find a cure for the virus I need to get out ?

 

[Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus]

Out of respect for mystery worm, F.

 

[AmandaS]

Lol, may it rest in peace. Clean, sudsy peace.

 

[SourGrape4u]

R.i.p.