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Plume Moth Caterpillar (Pterophoridae) on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium sp.) Habitat: Feasting on Joe Pye weed in a rural garden<br /> <br /> I think this is a different instar from the same genus, maybe the same species:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106559/plume_moth_caterpillar_pterophoridae_on_joe_pye_weed_eutrochium_sp.html" title="Plume Moth Caterpillar (Pterophoridae) on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium sp.)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/106559_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GEQyyj0%2BXpNTj0KDB0CJ0FD0PU8%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Plume Moth Caterpillar (Pterophoridae) on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium sp.) Habitat: Feasting on Joe Pye weed in a rural garden<br /> <br /> Maybe a different instar?? They were intermixed, feeding together on the leaves.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106568/plume_moth_caterpillar_pterophoridae_on_joe_pye_weed_eutrochium_sp.html Eutrochium,Eutrochium dubium,Geotagged,Joe Pye Weed,Spring,United States,caterpillar,larva,plume moth,plume moth caterpillar" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Pterophoridae,Spring,United States,caterpillar,larva,plume moth larva Click/tap to enlarge

Plume Moth Caterpillar (Pterophoridae) on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium sp.)

Habitat: Feasting on Joe Pye weed in a rural garden

I think this is a different instar from the same genus, maybe the same species:

Plume Moth Caterpillar (Pterophoridae) on Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium sp.) Habitat: Feasting on Joe Pye weed in a rural garden<br /> <br /> Maybe a different instar?? They were intermixed, feeding together on the leaves.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106568/plume_moth_caterpillar_pterophoridae_on_joe_pye_weed_eutrochium_sp.html Eutrochium,Eutrochium dubium,Geotagged,Joe Pye Weed,Spring,United States,caterpillar,larva,plume moth,plume moth caterpillar

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2020. Captured Jun 12, 2020 21:51 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm

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