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Saddled Prominent

Heterocampa guttivitta

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36.64, -86.21

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Description:

This caterpillar was crawling on my computer, so I took it outside. It was about an inch long.

Reference Links:

Heterocampa guttivitta - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Saddled Prominent

Heterocampa guttivitta

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Awesome spotting! Keith's caterpillar is in the genus Lochmaeus, but is in the same subfamily, Heterocampinae.
keithp2012
Prominent moth caterpillar. I found the same one but nobody told me exact species. If you look under my spottings you will see it mine turned pink before pupating.

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Insects of TN
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Butterflies and Moths of Southeast USA

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PublishedAugust 18, 2013

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