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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Prominent Moths (Notodontidae) » Nystaleinae » Dasylophia » Western Legume Prominent - Hodges#7959 (Dasylophia melanopa)
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Caterpillar - Dasylophia melanopa
Copyright © 2014 Carla Kishinami

Caterpillar - Dasylophia melanopa
Kohl's Ranch, elev ca. 5300 ft., Gila County, Arizona, USA
September 2, 2014
Size: approx. 4 cm
Found on Wisteria around 10:30 am. On 17 Sept. it burrowed into dirt provided but has not yet made a pupa case.
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Contributed by Carla Kishinami on 19 September, 2014 - 8:32pm
Last updated 20 September, 2021 - 10:01pm

Moved
Moved from Dasylophia.
… john and jane balaban, 20 September, 2021 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

This has those black marks
through the yellow band on lower A7, A8, A9
… john and jane balaban, 9 October, 2014 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

husbandry
The caterpillar has gone to ground in potting soil with a layer of leaves over it. I haven't dug it up in about three days to see if it has formed a cocoon. Can anyone give me tips on the best way to keep it to adult stage? Moisture, temperature, container info will be appreciated.
… Carla Kishinami, 20 September, 2014 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

 
Try writing to Charles Melton whose image
we linked to. He has raised many caterpillars to adults. His web page is on his contributor page which you can get to by clicking on his name under his image.
… john and jane balaban, 20 September, 2014 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Western?
… john and jane balaban, 19 September, 2014 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

 
ID verification
It looks just like the photo you refer to. Can this be confidently ID'd as Western Legume Prominent - Dasylophia seriata?
… Carla Kishinami, 20 September, 2014 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

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