White-dotted Prominent - Nadata gibbosa

Pale green caterpillar with a faint, sub-dorsal stripe. It has a large head capsule with mandibles that are yellow with black tips.

Spotted on oak in a mixed forest.

comments (6)

Lisa Kimmerling

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Gorgeous! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Lisa <3 Posted 3 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Ridiculously good, wow! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you :) Posted 3 years ago

Jivko Nakev

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Ha, ha, cool photo! Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks Jivko. It didn't want to uncurl for me, so I settled for shooting it curled up and ended up liking the different perspective. Posted 3 years ago

The Rough prominent

The rough prominent is a moth of the family Notodontidae, possibly in the subfamily Notodontidae. It is also known as the white-dotted prominent and the tawny prominent. This common moth is found across North America from the northern boreal forests to as far south as Florida.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young