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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) » Phlogophorini » Phlogophora » Brown Angle Shades - Hodges#9547 (Phlogophora periculosa)
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Caterpillar - Phlogophora periculosa
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Schueman

Caterpillar - Phlogophora periculosa
Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
March 12, 2007
Size: 25mm
Found in flower bed amongst ground litter. Was next to Day Lilies and chickweed, although there are many other flowers and weeds in this bed.

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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 12 March, 2007 - 12:33pm
Last updated 27 February, 2014 - 5:47pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths. See Owlets pg 403. Looks like the best fit.
… john and jane balaban, 27 February, 2014 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

Cutworm
After searching around, I believe this is probably a Cutworm of sorts. Added a head shot in hopes to aid identification.
… Stephen Schueman, 13 March, 2007 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

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