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What is this bug? (Northern California)
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this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2024
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It's a cutworm. Some kind of moth caterpillar.
That seems like it might be a decent fit for the given photo, how did you make that conclusive determination?
I know what a cutworm is, they're pretty common here in Michigan.