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Xanthopastis timais
Black and white striped catepillar with a orange, red head and tail.
Found on my tiger lilies this morning but did not take a picture. There were at least 50 of them ranging from 1" to 2.5". Took these pictures this afternoon and only spotted about 7 of them and they had moved over to my peonies.
Wish I would have taken a picture this morning. It was amazing seeing all of those caterpillars on one plant. Needless to say, there is nothing left of the lilies. After talking with a staff member through the Agricenter International, it is thought to be a Spanish moth or convict moth. Their life span from pupae to adult moth is 7-8 weeks.
Spotted on May 13, 2018
Submitted on May 13, 2018
2 Comments
muy hermoso....
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