(possibly a cutworm) Many insects overwinter as a pupa because they don't have to eat in this stage. I found this pupa while weeding my flower garden in mid-February.
I photographed this Shield Bug eating a caterpillar during the 2008 Science Camp. The bug's mouth part is like a hollow harpoon that it uses to drink the liquids from the caterpillar.
This is how the Bugguide folks found moths, caddisflies, midges, beetles, and other insects at night at the 2008 Bugguide Gathering held at the UT Field Station.
