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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Notodontinae » Pheosia » Black-rimmed Prominent - Hodges#7922 (Pheosia rimosa)
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Found this guy on Quaking Aspen - Pheosia rimosa
Copyright © 2007 aggscott

Found this guy on Quaking Aspen - Pheosia rimosa
Plains, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 16, 2007
I found this guy and he was eating and eating.I am pretty sure it's a moth. How do you take care of a guy like this?
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Contributed by aggscott on 17 September, 2007 - 11:14am
Last updated 27 August, 2009 - 8:20am

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 1 January, 2008 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

thanks for your help
Thanks so much for your help! I thought it was something else.

I tried to take better pictures of this guy but, none of them came out good at all. This one was the most clear-sorry!
… aggscott, 17 September, 2007 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

I am also pretty sure it is a
I am also pretty sure it is a moth -- this looks like a hornworm, but it's hard to tell. It would be fantastic if you could take him out of the cage and get a closeup shot of it.

As for taking care of it, feed it fresh leaves from the same tree regularly. Some of these eat quite a bit. Also, keep some dirt in the bottom for it to bury itself in when it is ready to pupate.
… Bobby Grizzard, 17 September, 2007 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Looks to be
Pheosia rimosa - Black-rimmed Prominent, info in the guide here, and yes, we agree, it would be great to get some better images for the guide.
… john and jane balaban, 17 September, 2007 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

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