little yellow inch worm

not sure if this is a moth caterpillar or a sawfly larvae.. well camouflaged on the yellow flowers

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Christine Young

Lion

Is it on tansy? It looks like a geometer caterpillar to me. I see similarities to Eupithecia sp., but it could be another genus. Posted 3 years ago
1. morpheme
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed it’s tansy. I’ll have a look when I get home, but we have a lot of geometrids here… if I’m lucky the color should make it stand out - though it could also be acquired from a diet of bright yellow flowers.. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I looked in my caterpillar ID book, but it only covers the eastern US and I didn't see any matches. And, as you said, there are a LOT of species. There are some similar loopers in the subf. Plusiinae, but I don't know if I have ever seen any yellow ones. Posted 3 years ago

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By morpheme

Uploaded Aug 11, 2022. Captured Aug 9, 2022 13:05 in 1123 Sturgus Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144, USA.

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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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