Spanish Moth Caterpillar

Xanthopastis timais

Description:

Vertical black and white stripes

Habitat:

The host plant is a Milk and Wine Lily (Crinum latifolium) from Amaryllidaceae

Notes:

Bug Guide http://bugguide.net/node/view/26706 Describes the adult as hairy black body and pink forewing with black markings (forewing may be mostly white or mostly yellowish - see images under Internet References below); subterminal line composed of several yellow spots; reniform spot outlined in yellow; hindwing uniformly dark gray

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows 11 years ago

Spanish Moth

Xanthopastis timais Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera

8 Comments

NerillaneSilva 11 years ago

Lily caterpillar am very afraid

gatorfellows 11 years ago

I am sure you will capture that photo. Just stay out there and looking. this caterpillar was a new one for me. I love its red feet!

jmmonds 11 years ago

After researching the moth, I'm on the lookout to try and photograph the adult.

jmmonds 11 years ago

Thank you very much for the id suggestion gatorfellows! After reading up on this caterpillar, these little fellows were right at home!

gatorfellows 11 years ago

Thanks for adding this wonderful caterpillar to my mission.

Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

The moth of this caterpillar is really cool :)

jmmonds 11 years ago

Thanks you for the warm welcome. We have a large variety of butterfly attractant plants, but this one escapes me for what type it may become. I added the particular host plant in the habitat section, but the host is a Milk and Wine lily (Crinum latifolium) from Amaryllidaceae.