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Striped Grass Looper moth Mocis latipes - Mocis latipes
Copyright © 2011 Karen Anthonisen Finch

Striped Grass Looper moth Mocis latipes - Mocis latipes
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
November 27, 2011
When looping, this caterpillar shows two distinct black spots on its back that are hidden when the looper stretches again. Spots seem to function as flashing eyespots, since the spots flash out as the back rises. Found feeding on long blades of guinea grass along the banks of a pond. I am raising it; hopefully will get the pupa and adult.

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Contributed by Karen Anthonisen Finch on 1 December, 2011 - 9:02am
Last updated 28 October, 2012 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Mocis.
… Maury J. Heiman, 28 October, 2012 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 10 December, 2011 - 6:30pm login or register to post comments

Good find, Ilona
and here's the one on BugGuide

and those two pair of abdominal prolegs says it's not a Geometrid. Everything is fitting together!
… john and jane balaban, 1 December, 2011 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

Dang, we've seen this posted twice on BugGuide
and now we can't find it. Do you have an image which shows how many pair of abdominal prolegs it has?
… john and jane balaban, 1 December, 2011 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Just uploaded it...
so you can see more of the abdominal prolegs in the third photo of the caterpillar. You know, it just pupated (or is in the transition - see new photos) today. Otherwise I could have taken a better photo of the prolegs!
… Karen Anthonisen Finch, 1 December, 2011 - 3:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Just a guess
Mocis latipes
… Ilona L., 1 December, 2011 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

 
That is a striking resemblance...
...your link shows the black areas upon its back even more clearly.
… Karen Anthonisen Finch, 1 December, 2011 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

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