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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Noctuini » Noctuina » Yellow Underwings (Noctua) » Lesser Yellow Underwing - Hodges#11003.2 (Noctua comes)
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Caterpillar feeding on Hyacinthia - Noctua comes
Copyright © 2013 Scott Gilmore

Caterpillar feeding on Hyacinthia - Noctua comes
Lantzville, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
April 22, 2013
Size: 25mm
Found deep in Hyacinth leaves that have clearly been eaten. Also happily easting Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata).

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Caterpillar feeding on Hyacinthia - Noctua comes Caterpillar feeding on Hyacinthia - Noctua comes
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Contributed by Scott Gilmore on 22 April, 2013 - 5:22pm
Last updated 15 June, 2013 - 7:39pm

Adult picture
Here is the adult I raised
… Scott Gilmore, 21 June, 2013 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
An adult has emerged. I'll post a picture soon.
… Scott Gilmore, 15 June, 2013 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 9 May, 2013 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

Xestia?
It lacks some of the patterning I would expect on N. pronuba, but take a look at Xestia dolosa/c-nigrum.
… LaciP, 25 April, 2013 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the comment. I know almost nothing about caterpillars and resources seem a little harder to come by. We have this guy and a couple of friends set up in a large bucket with soil, twigs and plenty of food so we will have to wait and see what happens.
… Scott Gilmore, 25 April, 2013 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Adult
ID does seem to be a smidge easier for most of the adults.
… LaciP, 25 April, 2013 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Yellow underwing?
Overnight the caterpillar focused more on Taraxacum and Claytonia than Hyacinthia.

I am starting to wonder if this is a Noctua

like this one
http://bugguide.net/node/view/586672/bgimage
… Scott Gilmore, 23 April, 2013 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

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