I'm reading Yotsuba and I came across this sentence, これよつばがつかまえに. They have
the english translation as, "This is the one I caught." My question is why is
に used here instead of つかまえた? In the picture that goes along with the
sentence, she is pointing at the bug she caught. Could this be a target marker
and the use of いる was omitted since これ was used? If so, why is the verb stem
of つかまえる used here with に? The only other time I have seen a verb stem and に
used together is when you go somewhere and state a purpose for doing so. I
don't think that reason would apply here although I could be wrong.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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How is に being used in これよつばがつかまえに?