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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) » Apameini » Loscopia » Veiled Ear Moth - Hodges#9454 (Loscopia velata)
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Caterpillar - Loscopia velata
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Caterpillar - Loscopia velata
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 21, 2013

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 22 February, 2014 - 9:13am
Last updated 28 February, 2014 - 7:36pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 28 February, 2014 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

Request
I like all those great caterpillar photos you post and want to learn - but I wished you would mention the host plant more consistently (I realize that sometimes this is not possible: I picked caterpillars from the siding of our home, for example, or had them given to me).
… Peter Homann, 28 February, 2014 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
In the future I'll try to
but most of these photos were taken before I realized that I should pay attention to the host plant. I'm also not very good at identifying plants.
… John Rosenfeld, 28 February, 2014 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

True, but we're still thinking
that this is velata. Let's see what Laci thinks. Everything else is a perfect fit. It is just low on black pigment!
… john and jane balaban, 22 February, 2014 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll trust your judgement
you guys have a really good eye (well four of them I suppose) :)
… John Rosenfeld, 22 February, 2014 - 5:54pm login or register to post comments

We think that is what it is,
but we will have to hit the books and read some more.
… john and jane balaban, 22 February, 2014 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Wagner's Owlets
seems to indicate that the face mark is diagnostic.
… John Rosenfeld, 22 February, 2014 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

On grass, we would expect this to be
Loscopia velata, but that usually has a dark face mark.
… john and jane balaban, 22 February, 2014 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

 
The face mark does seem distinct
otherwise it looks right.
… John Rosenfeld, 22 February, 2014 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

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