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Phosphila turbulenta
Family: Noctuidae. Subfamily: Noctuinae. Tribe: Phosphilini. An uncommon caterpillar/moth in my area. Black pinstripes with yellow/orange underneath. Cool black and white spotted "double" heads. Last instar. Host plant: Greenbrier. (Length: 1.25 inches?)
Open woodlands. I think if I recall correctly. It was at the beginning of the path into my woods from the yard.
Found this one photo on a forgotten external hard drive just a few minutes ago. I thought at first these were sawfly larvae.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2013
10 Comments
Such a memorable photo!
Thanks everyone! Too bad I never found the video to this. :(
Hypnotic!
Hungry guys:] Great shot!
Beautiful capture Carol!
Great!
Beautiful shot Carol!
They're cool, Carol. As so often happens, the caterpillars are well dressed but the moths look rather dull.
cute ! they look like little draught-stoppers !!
Very cool!