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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Emeralds (Geometrinae) » Hemitheini » Chlorochlamys » Blackberry Looper - Hodges#7071 (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria)
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Caterpillar on Black-eyed Susan - Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Copyright © 2017 Shawn Goodchild

Caterpillar on Black-eyed Susan - Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria
Lake Park, Becker County, Minnesota, USA
August 3, 2017
Found a few of these on the flowers of Black-eyed Susan daisies. Need some help to guide me to the Family at least. Curious what the plant is host for.
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Contributed by Shawn Goodchild on 5 August, 2017 - 6:01pm
Last updated 29 March, 2020 - 9:21pm

Moved
Moved from Geometrid Moths.
… George Smiley, 29 March, 2020 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 19 August, 2017 - 12:28am login or register to post comments

Family is easy - Geometridae
likely something in Tribe Hemitheini
… john and jane balaban, 5 August, 2017 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Looper caterpillar
Ha! I think its a Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria - Blackberry Looper. I have some photos of adults from my porch light near there. It was behaving as in some of the other photos on the site. Thanks for the guidance!!
… Shawn Goodchild, 6 August, 2017 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Right on! Now to the referen
Right on! Now to the references! Thanks!
… Shawn Goodchild, 5 August, 2017 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

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