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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Condicinae » Leuconyctini » Leuconycta » Green Leuconycta - Hodges#9065 (Leuconycta diphteroides)
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caterpillar - Sept. 7 - Leuconycta diphteroides
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

caterpillar - Sept. 7 - Leuconycta diphteroides
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 7, 2010
This caterpillar completed a cocoon by Sept. 19 and is now overwintering. As it was forming the pupa the caterpillar first covered itself with debris from the leaves and sort of sealed itself under the debris to the side of the container. Could be either Leuconycta diphteroides judging by photo in (1) or Leuconycta lepidula.

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caterpillar - Aug. 31 - Leuconycta diphteroides caterpillar - Sept. 3 - Leuconycta diphteroides caterpillar - Sept. 5 - Leuconycta diphteroides caterpillar - Sept. 7 - Leuconycta diphteroides
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 29 December, 2010 - 3:30pm
Last updated 16 September, 2015 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Leuconycta. Has the blue green of diphteroides, Owlets pgs 372-3, so we'll move it there.
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2015 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Foodplant?
What was this beauty eating?
… Jacob Gorneau, 10 June, 2012 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
caterpillar
It was eating leaves of a butterfly bush - Buddleia.
… Ilona L., 10 June, 2012 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… Ilona L., 15 December, 2011 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

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