Horned spanworm - Nematocampa resistaria

Host: Solidago

Video (a bit shaky and with me whining bc I was being inundated by mosquitoes):
https://youtube.com/shorts/fxQRzZMjre8?si=7Pz0azSCH8G0iBQs

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Calbost Niel

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Quite unbelievable Christine Posted 3 months ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Niel. I've seen more caterpillars, many weird ones, this spring than is usual. Posted 3 months ago

The Horned spanworm moth

''Nematocampa resistaria'', commonly known as the filament bearer, bordered thorn or horned spanworm moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Florida and California. This species was split from the Eurasian ''Nematocampa limbata''.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young