Common gluphisia (larva)

Description:

Larva: pale green with prominent yellow subdorsal stripes; dorsum pale green or marked with wine red and yellow spots; head flattened with conspicuous antenna, often with black lateral lines; abdomen tapering to rear, last segment compressed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adult: forewing varies from light to dark gray; yellowish-to-gold-to-brownish patches on wing vary in extent, either crossing the entire wing or being restricted to the medial area; postmedial (PM) line usually bordered by small pale patch at the costa; hindwing small, dirty white basally, shading to gray distally, with dark veins. (information from BugGuide)

Habitat:

City park

Notes:

This caterpillar loves poplar, but I found it crawling along a bench. It was moved to a nearby goldenrod plant for photos.