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Brown-bordered Owlet Caterpillar

Cucullia convexipennis

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very colorful caterpillar with red and yellow stripes and pattern. It was 5cm long.

Habitat:

Spotted in a large meadow on the border of a deciduous forest.

Notes:

Spotting #900

Reference Links:

Cucullia convexipennis - Wikipedia, Species Cucullia convexipennis - Brown-hooded Owlet - Hodges#10202 - BugGuide.N…

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Comments (3)
maplemoth662
Very beautiful photos....A very beautiful caterpillar, with very beautiful colors....

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PublishedSeptember 29, 2017

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