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What is this bug? (Northern California) (lemmy.world)
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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's a cutworm. Some kind of moth caterpillar.

[–] DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That seems like it might be a decent fit for the given photo, how did you make that conclusive determination?

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

I know what a cutworm is, they're pretty common here in Michigan.