Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar

Bright orange lines and white sides are seen in a small group of Hooded Owlet Moths, making species identification quite difficult.

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TAXONOMY:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Lepidoptera

Family: Noctuidae

Genus: Cucullia

Species: spp.

Caterpillar Details

The Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar becomes the .

Length:
0.0 " to 1.9 " (1mm to 50mm)

Description:
red orange line on back, white blobs on side, black background, big, plump, hairless, white legs, bright

Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar Diet

asters; tree leaves

Territorial Areas

Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Mexico.

Alaska

Hawaii

Prince Edward Is.

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The map above showcases (in blue) the states and territories of North America where the Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar may be found (but is not limited to). This sort of data can be useful in seeing concentrations of a particular species over the continent as well as revealing possible migratory patterns over a species' given lifespan. Some species are naturally confined by environment, weather, mating habits, food resources and the like while others see widespread expansion across most, or all, of North America.*NOTE: States/Territories shown above are a general indicator of areas inhabited by the Hooded Owlet Moth Caterpillar. Insects generally go where they please, typically driven by diet, environmental changes, and / or mating habits.

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