Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Agaristinae » Euscirrhopterus » Staghorn Cholla Moth - Hodges#9308 (Euscirrhopterus cosyra)
Photo#135908
caterpillars on several different species of cholla cactus - Euscirrhopterus cosyra
Copyright © 2007 margarethe brummermann

caterpillars on several different species of cholla cactus - Euscirrhopterus cosyra
NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 9, 2007
Size: about 1 in
These appeared in masses on chainfruit and versicolor chollars, eating the young 'leafs' but also the stems.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 11 August, 2007 - 7:43pm
Last updated 12 August, 2007 - 11:46am

Could be
Euscirrhopterus cosyra as in
… Bob Beatson, 12 August, 2007 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Bob, I hadn't heard o
Thanks, Bob, I hadn't heard of the species. The younger ones definitely looked like your pic. As to 'rarely seen'? there are definitely lots of them on our land. I'm trying to raise some in a terrarium.
… margarethe brummermann, 12 August, 2007 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact