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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Diphtherinae » Diphthera » Hieroglyphic Moth - Hodges#8560 (Diphthera festiva)
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black and white caterpillar on morningglory/bindweed - Diphthera festiva
Copyright © 2009 Anita S. Howlett

black and white caterpillar on morningglory/bindweed - Diphthera festiva
Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center, Harris County, Texas, USA
November 2, 2009
Size: ca. 1 1/2"
this critter was found on one of the forested trails. I couldn't tell if it fell out of a tree or was actually feeding on the bindweed (Ipomoea)

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black and white caterpillar on morningglory/bindweed - Diphthera festiva black and white caterpillar on morningglory/bindweed - Diphthera festiva
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Contributed by Anita S. Howlett on 2 November, 2009 - 3:23pm
Last updated 3 November, 2009 - 5:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Nina, 3 November, 2009 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

How about
Diphthera festiva - Hieroglyphic Moth, in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 2 November, 2009 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

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