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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Heliothinae » Unassigned Helicoverpa and Heliothis caterpillars
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unknown caterpillar on common milkweed
Copyright © 2010 Wendy Jegla

unknown caterpillar on common milkweed
Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
September 6, 2010
Size: just over 1 inch
Found on milkweed leaf this morning. No signs of feeding on that leaf, but few other lep foodplants around except American wisteria. Been through two field guides, a search on this site and a google search, but couldn't identify it.

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unknown caterpillar on common milkweed heliothis?
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Contributed by Wendy Jegla on 6 September, 2010 - 8:51am
Last updated 6 January, 2012 - 6:54pm

Moved
Moved from Heliothinae.
… john and jane balaban, 6 January, 2012 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
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Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 28 September, 2010 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

Looks like it might be a relative of Heliothis.
But we're waiting for Wagner's next book to help us figure out these near look-alikes.
… john and jane balaban, 6 September, 2010 - 9:02am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I'll try to rear it a
Thanks! I'll try to rear it and see what I get. I'll throw in a few other things listed as Heliothis food plants. And glad to hear there's a new Wagner on the way!
… Wendy Jegla, 6 September, 2010 - 9:12am login or register to post comments

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