Virginia Ctenucha Moth - Ctenucha virginica
Order Lepidoptera / Suborder Macrolepidoptera / Superfamily Noctuoidea / Family Ctenuchidae -- ctenuchas, scape moths, wasp moths
Live adult moths and caterpillars photographed in the wild at Winfield Illinois, USA.
 


July 2004 - These moths are undergoing a population explosion here near Chicago. They fly up from the underbrush and grass at seemingly every step of mine. They are, however, extremely wary and difficult to approach. Try following these guys around for hours at ninety + degrees - whew!


Caterpillar

 


              
 
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