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9kittymom Bartlesville, OK(Zone 6a) Jul 17, 2008

I found these worms on my coreopsis this morning. They are very small and have camoflaged themselves by using bits of petals and dried blooms. Kind of like a bag worm but they just carry the extra bits on their backs.

They were very happy on the coreopsis. I only noticed one because I saw it moving and when I touched it, it draws up and tries to look like an old flower.

I 'think' I have picked them all off. I don't want to spray stuff because I don't want to impact any of my bees.

Any ideas what it is?

Susan
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9kittymom Bartlesville, OK(Zone 6a) Jul 17, 2008

another

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 17, 2008

It could be a Camouflaged Looper:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/naturephotos/camouflagedlooper050802-5092facez.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/naturephotos/caterpillars.htm&h=390&w=500&sz=24&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=fJa5VdnIWJtFkM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcamouflaged%2Blooper%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS276%26sa%3DN

Scroll down a bit and you'll find him.

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9kittymom Bartlesville, OK(Zone 6a) Jul 17, 2008

yes, I think that is it for sure.

Thanks!!
Susan
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