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Heterocampa astartoides - Hodges#7978 (Heterocampa astartoides)
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lorarend
Caterpillars in San Antonio, Tx. The month of October -
Heterocampa astartoides
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
October 8, 2008
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This caterpillar was found walking on the deck rail in October 2008.
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Contributed by
lorarend
on 30 November, 2008 - 5:31pm
Last updated 12 September, 2011 - 11:37am
Moved
Moved from
Heterocampa astarte
.
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john and jane balaban
, 12 September, 2011 - 11:37am
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See discussion on image 395728
Mike says that he has heard that astarte is not found in Texas. We'll try to pursue this.
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john and jane balaban
, 15 May, 2010 - 6:13pm
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Its a:
species of Prominent moth. Thats as close as I can get with this one.
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Alan Chin Lee
, 30 November, 2008 - 10:56pm
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Wonder if it might be close to Machele's
Astarte Prominent Moth -- Heterocampa astarte,
here
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john and jane balaban
, 1 December, 2008 - 10:10am
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Caterpillar ID
I believe you have definitely nailed. This is the caterpillar on the deck.
Thanks
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lorarend
, 1 December, 2008 - 10:13am
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