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Orange-striped Oakworm Moth - caterpillar 1 - Anisota senatoria
Copyright © 2007 Lee R.

Orange-striped Oakworm Moth - caterpillar 1 - Anisota senatoria
Cass County, Texas, USA
October 4, 2007
Size: 40-50 mm

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Orange-striped Oakworm Moth - caterpillar 1 - Anisota senatoria Orange-striped Oakworm Moth - caterpillar 2 - Anisota senatoria
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Contributed by Lee R. on 15 November, 2007 - 11:24pm

whats the host plant
Do you know what they were feeding on? It almost looks like willow in your photo. These are oak specialists and also feed on a few other plants, but I never heard of willow being one. Just curious. By the way, neat pictures, I love coming across these guys.
… Ryan, 17 November, 2007 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
I have little memory
about what it was on. It was a small bush of some sort (the photo suggests maybe a southern waxy myrtle. However, i do know there are no willows on my property.

I am still new enough at bug photography, that I really get excited about capturing the bugs and forget to note what plants they were on or what sizes they were (other than tiny, small, medium or large, lol) unless I get it to crawl onto my finger. I will make a concentrated effort to be more aware of the details around the bugs from now on.

Lee
… Lee R., 17 November, 2007 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

 
yes
Well I've never heard of this species feeding on waxy myrtle before, but the hostplant looks like a match. Maybe a new record, but it could have gotten on that plant for any number of reasons. Anyway, keeping an eye on your surroundings always is a good thing to do.
… Ryan, 18 November, 2007 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

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