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Photo#1465018
Moth or butterfly cat?
Copyright © 2017 Carol Davis

Moth or butterfly cat?
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
October 16, 2017
On rabbit brush.
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 7 November, 2017 - 5:09pm
Last updated 10 November, 2017 - 2:08pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 10 November, 2017 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

ID of this Caterpillar…
Can you describe the colors?
Anything like a Pine Sphinx [Caterpillar] (Lapara coniferarum).
{MOTH}
https://bugguide.net/node/view/142579.
… Bkripto, 7 November, 2017 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Well...
Lapara coniferarum is more Eastern. This is in a desert terrain and the caterpillar was tan over all with cream and brown lines. Feeding on rabbit brush.
… Carol Davis, 7 November, 2017 - 8:43pm login or register to post comments

 
ID of this Caterpillar…
More like the…
Trichordestra legitima?
https://bugguide.net/node/view/552949 .
I would say the sightings have bordered Utah & have been few… however, nowadays everyone has a "camera" & still… few photo anything either than selfies. Unusual sightings will become the norm soon.
… Bkripto, 7 November, 2017 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Nope...
Eastern and too dark. Very light colored cat.
… Carol Davis, 7 November, 2017 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

 
ID of this Caterpillar…
Closer? Surely in this tribe…
Wheat Head Armyworm (Dargida diffusa).
https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Pecan+bud+&search=Search .
… Bkripto, 7 November, 2017 - 10:02pm login or register to post comments

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