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What kind of caterpillar is this?

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rynning
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11:12a, 7/2/24
Woke up this morning, and there are hundreds of these things crawling around our house. Northwest Florida. Will they do damage? How long will they stay around? Thanks!
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AgResearch
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In reply to rynning • 11:26a, 7/2/24
Put it on a white piece of paper and then use Google lense to take a picture to ID it. You'll be surprised how accurate it is.

Go to Google there's a camera icon in the search box.
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frorge
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11:35a, 7/2/24
Use an un-gloved hand to pick it up. Resulting pain will aid in identification.
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Jbob04
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11:36a, 7/2/24
Do y'all get army worms in Florida?
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txags92
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12:31p, 7/2/24
Based on Inaturalist and google, looks like a Cabbage Palm Moth (litoprosopus futilis) to me.
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rynning
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9:31a, 7/6/24
We ended up thinking they are Anisota senatoria, the orangestriped oakworm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisota_senatoria

Many less the next day and fewer every day after that. Pretty much gone now. Maybe there will be an outbreak of moths in the next week or so…
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AggieOO
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In reply to rynning • 9:39a, 7/6/24
Or a bunch of well-fed birds.
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BoerneGator
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In reply to rynning • 4:03a, 7/8/24
Look like an army worm to me. They'll eat the leaves off anything in its path, especially grass. Short life cycle, but usually occur in biblical proportions....good luck!
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Shoefly!
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In reply to BoerneGator • 9:34a, 7/8/24
BoerneGator said:
Look like an army worm to me. They'll eat the leaves off anything in its path, especially grass. Short life cycle, but usually occur in biblical proportions....good luck!

Those *******s are insatiable!
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