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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Heterocampinae » Heterocampa » Heterocampa astartoides - Hodges#7978 (Heterocampa astartoides)
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Green caterpillar with brown head - Heterocampa astartoides
Copyright © 2020 Mariahalissa

Green caterpillar with brown head - Heterocampa astartoides
Corpus Christi (South Texas), United States County, Texas, USA
May 6, 2020
A bird happened to drop this as I accidentally spooked it, and I’m interested to know what it is as I have a small butterfly tent in my home if I wanted to keep it since it seems injured.
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Contributed by Mariahalissa on 6 May, 2020 - 5:12pm
Last updated 6 May, 2020 - 8:13pm

Not sure when the second fascicle on Notodontidae
is expected. Heterocampa is in the second half, unfortunately, so we still have to wait.
… john and jane balaban, 7 May, 2020 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

Did it survive?
Were you able to save this guy? I can't figure out what the host plant is for this species.
… dvoribird, 7 May, 2020 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 6 May, 2020 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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