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Copper Underwing Caterpillar
Amphipyra pyramidoides
39.4192, -81.3555
Field Notes
Description:
A beautiful light green body with black spiracles, and a line running along the side of its body. This white and yellow line connects the spiracles. Also has white spots all over its body.
Habitat:
Forest, crawling on multiflora rose.
Notes:
The specific epithet pyramidoides refers to the hump near the posterior end of the caterpillar. Interestingly enough, this caterpillar was on multiflora rose, an invasive species. BugGuide lists its usual host plants as apple, basswood, hawthorn, maple, oak, walnut, raspberry, grape, and greenbrier. In the first and second pictures, it's throwing up a yellow liquid to deter predators (in this case, me). Found at Barbara A. Beiser Field Station.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 16, 2011
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