Chevron mark (^) on head

What does your caterpillar look like? Choose one of the following:

Chevron mark on head
Figure L.


  • 6a. Tip of chevron mark on head usually reaching cervical notch (Figure L, above) . . . subterranean cutworms (black, claybacked, dingy, sandhill).
  • 6b. Tip of chevron mark on head usually not reaching cervical notch (Figure M, below); go to 7.

Chevron mark on head
Figure M.