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Caterpillar - Schizura unicornis
Copyright © 2005 Ronald P. Gaubert

Caterpillar - Schizura unicornis
Ruddock, St. John Parish (South of Lake Pontchartrain) Parish, Louisiana, USA
June 16, 2005
Size: 3/4"
I found this caterpillar yesterday, Friday, 6/17/05. It was feeding on, I think a vine called Green Briar, along a railroad in a swampy environment. I found a caterpillar last year that in many ways was very similiar to this one. Infact, both caterpillars were feeding on the same plant. That caterpillar was identified as a Curve Lined Owlet. Could this one be the same family?
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Contributed by Ronald P. Gaubert on 18 June, 2005 - 11:26am
Last updated 12 August, 2005 - 1:24pm

This is a very good match ....
...for Janice Stiefel's reared 5th instar of 8007 - Unicorn Caterpillar Moth - Schizura unicornis (MPG Living Moths). Very nice photo. The Owlet is in Noctuidae, Schizura is in Notodontidae, both are in the same superfamily. Many insects, including a number of moths, feed on Greenbriar.
… Bob Patterson, 18 June, 2005 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

 
yes, unicorn
This fits the description of Schizura unicornis in Wagner (1) page 313 very well, and especially the inset photo.
… john and jane balaban, 12 August, 2005 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Schizura sp.?
Looks like a Schizura. (1)

Also look at these links:

Morning Glory Prominent
Unicorn Caterpillar
… Mike Boone, 18 June, 2005 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks just like one I posted
Looks just like one I posted awhile back. Didn't make it this far in the identification.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/178236
… Arlon, 26 August, 2008 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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