Common Tan Wave - Pleuroprucha insulsaria

Given that the final instar looks so different

from the earlier ones, what do you think of these as possible final instars too?

… john and jane balaban, 5 December, 2011 - 7:56am

Now I'm second guessing myself

I suppose it's possible that labels got mixed up on the container with the caterpillar. Since it looks so different, I think it should be unlinked and moved.

… tom murray, 5 December, 2011 - 8:09am

Sorry, that's not what we meant to say.

Our assumption is that you captured the final instar while the other images are of earlier instars. We don't know what else yours would be. There's nothing else like it in our books except the Sweetfern guy. We would be tempted to leave it until we actually discover that the caterpillar is another species.

… john and jane balaban, 5 December, 2011 - 12:50pm

Moved

Moved from Sweetfern Geometer.

… tom murray, 18 September, 2010 - 11:13pm

Moved

Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
That's what I was thinking too. I'll keep it for a while and see if it changes as it grows.

… tom murray, 6 September, 2010 - 10:38am

Could this be another color form of the Sweetfern

Whatever it is, Cyclophora or not, it certainly is lovely!

… john and jane balaban, 6 September, 2010 - 9:52am