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Soybean Looper

Chrysodeixis includens

Photo by StirredMocha
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Field Notes

Description:

A fascinatingly-patterned noctuid moth with strange projections from its thorax. Its caterpillars feed on a large variety of plants including members of Fabaceae, Asteraceae, and Brassicaceae.

Notes:

Flushed from my orchids while watering.

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2014

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