Friday, September 1, 2023

Cross-Striped Cabbageworm

This little guy* was eating holes in the mustard spinach out in my garden, earlier this summer.

2023-09-01. Cross-striped cabbageworm
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It will turn into a not-very-interesting moth.

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*Term used generically. "It is almost impossible to determine whether most caterpillars are male or female. Caterpillars are the juvenile life stage of butterflies and moths — they don't mate or reproduce. While most are genetically either male or female, their reproductive organs don't develop until they're pupae, transforming into adults." Source: https://sciencing.com/determine-caterpillar-male-female-5911369.html

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