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Copyright © 2011 K. Hattam

Black/brown caterpillar, white stripe, orange head - Orthosia revicta

Fulton County, Georgia, USA
April 20, 2011

Having trouble finding a good match. Any suggestions?

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Contributed by K. Hattam on 20 April, 2011 - 10:38pm
Last updated 24 February, 2014 - 3:48pm

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… john and jane balaban, 24 February, 2014 - 3:48pm

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Trying to choose between

Orthosia revicta and Egira alternans, Wagner Owlets pgs 481 and 482.

Orthosia looks good for the position of the spiracles in the white band, especially on A7. But his early instar image looks very dark under the spiracular stripe. Wagner describes it as feeding on mostly tree species, ash. elm, maple, oak, etc. and says it enters Georgia in the mountains, which we assume is a fair description of Fulton Co.

The position of the spiracle on A7 looks wrong for Egira but the area under the stripe in his early instar image looks light like yours. He describes it as feeding more on shrubs, blueberry, honeysuckle, rhododendron, and describes it as abundant over much of the coastal plain.

Any idea which of these better fits the description of the area you found this guy?

… john and jane balaban, 13 January, 2012 - 7:40am

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I see these fairly regularly in the spring also.

I wonder whether they might be an earlier instar of this

or perhaps a related species?

… Carmen Champagne, 23 October, 2011 - 11:01am

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… v belov, 23 April, 2011 - 7:07pm

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We would suggest Noctuid, but

don't know what to suggest. Maybe Wagner's next book will help. Any images from other perspectives?

… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2011 - 1:12pm

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Unfortunately...

This was the only shot that didn't come out as a blurry brown squiggle :/ I'll do my best to get some other angles should I be lucky enough to spot one again.

… K. Hattam, 21 April, 2011 - 1:29pm

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