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Gold Moth Caterpillar - Basilodes pepita
Copyright © 2005 Arlene Ripley

Gold Moth Caterpillar - Basilodes pepita
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary River Farm, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
October 5, 2003
Size: approx 40 mm
This colorful fall caterpillar has me stumped. Any ideas?
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 26 October, 2005 - 9:49pm
Last updated 29 October, 2005 - 12:30pm

Looks lika a Gold Moth Caterpillar, Basilodes pepita
Wagner p. 395
… Bob Patterson, 27 October, 2005 - 1:05am login or register to post comments

 
That's it!
Thanks, Bob. Somehow I missed that when flipping through Wagner. It was even feeding on Crown Beard which Wagner mentions.
… Arlene Ripley, 27 October, 2005 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

 
Moved to a new guide page
I found a matching image on Denison University's website. I believe the spelling should be Basilodes.
I don't have Wagner's book yet - Sphinx or Bob, can you check the taxonomy and see if I've got this in the right place? Any more info on this species - alternate hosts?
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 October, 2005 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll leave the taxonomy to......
the expert, Bob. I didn't see any error in the spelling, Basilodes is correct. I've looked on the web and my books but can't find reference to any alternate host plants. They all mention wingstem (Verbesina sp.)and nothing else.
… Arlene Ripley, 29 October, 2005 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

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