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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Litter Moths (Herminiinae) » Palthis
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small black caterpillar - Palthis
Copyright © 2019 A.D.Levine

small black caterpillar - Palthis
goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
November 1, 2019
Size: apx 1 cm
Who is this little crawler and what might it become?

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Contributed by A.D.Levine on 2 November, 2019 - 2:30pm
Last updated 17 December, 2019 - 9:06pm

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… George Smiley, 17 December, 2019 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

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… Tyler Hedlund, 20 November, 2019 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

Palthis
Likely a Palthis larva, not sure which of the two species though.
… George Smiley, 2 November, 2019 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Palthis larva
my thoughts exactly but to see the larva in New York in November is a
first! GLOBAL WARMING or just confused insects? thanx for your help.
… A.D.Levine, 3 November, 2019 - 5:45am login or register to post comments

 
Expected?
My understanding is they often overwinter as larvae.
… George Smiley, 5 November, 2019 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

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