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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 pulverea - Hodges#7990.1 (Heterocampa pulverea)
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Mystery catepillar - Heterocampa pulverea
Copyright © 2005 Keith Proper

Mystery catepillar - Heterocampa pulverea
Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
September 17, 2005
Size: 2.5-3"
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Contributed by Iseult on 5 November, 2005 - 9:20pm
Last updated 21 March, 2022 - 7:56pm

White-blotched Heterocampa - Heterocampa umbrata
In Wagner's caterpillar book (1) page 302, the description is, "Green, tan, pink, or reddish brown with a confusing array of patterns.White saddles over T3-A4 (A5) and rear of body seperate. Prothorax with pair of raised, shiny reddish knobs to either side of white middorsal patch. Head uniformly tan-pink to ochre with black line extending from T1 knob to mandible, ground color notably paler between black lines."
… tom murray, 5 November, 2005 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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