Last Friday we did a backyard campout with Erin (our adult daughter) and Amos (our four year old grandson). It was a grand time with pizza, sparklers, s’mores, and story times. Plus, after dark we used ultraviolet flashlights to find caterpillars. Everyone found something special. Erin was particularly good at spotting species not observed at Catchfly Commons before.
Here are the seven different species of moth caterpillars we found…
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Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)
Hermit Sphinx Moth (Lintneria eremitus)
Snowberry Clearwing Moth (Hemaris diffinis)
Hickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)
White-dotted Prominent Moth (Nadata gibbosa)
Spotted Apatelodes Moth (Apatelodes torrefacta)
Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)
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