Genus Heterocampa

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Wavy-Lined Heterocampa - Heterocampa biundata

Oblique Heterocampa - Heterocampa obliqua

Wavy-Lined Heterocampa - Hodges#7995 - Heterocampa biundata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Notodontidae (Prominent Moths)

Subfamily Heterocampinae

Genus Heterocampa

Numbers

21 spp. n. of Mex. (1)

Identification

Heterocampa astarte

Heterocampa astartoides

Heterocampa biundata

Heterocampa guttivitta

Heterocampa obliqua

Heterocampa subrotata

Heterocampa umbrata

Remarks

Young Heterocampa larva sport spectacular prothoracic "antlers" through the third instar. (2)

Works Cited

1.	Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico By Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983.

2.	Caterpillars of Eastern North America By David L. Wagner

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 May, 2010 - 11:33am

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