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    Communities > Forums > Insect and Spider Identification
    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 238
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    Amari
    Austin, TX (Zone 8a)

    June 17, 2001 1:54 AM

    Post #6655

    These are munching on my salvias, my water lilies, my Amazon Sword plant and one other pond plant that I can't think of the name of (it has big tasty leaves.) I'm going to have to relocate them or my plants will have no leaves left.

    AnnMarie

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    poppysue
    Westbrook, ME (Zone 5a)


    June 17, 2001 10:35 AM

    Post #84021

    The only one I could find in my book that looks like it is the acraea moth. The caterpillars are fuzzy like that but yours looks more black and these are actually brown. I found this link with good pictures to compare them too. http://thunder.sonic.net/~bigsnest/Pond/Lists/woolycat.html

    Amari
    Austin, TX (Zone 8a)

    June 17, 2001 5:03 PM

    Post #84097

    Thanks poppysue! These are definately black, but your guess helped me track down that it's a Giant Leopard moth (Ecpantheria scribonia.)

    http://www3.pei.sympatico.ca/oehlkew/sescribo.htm

    They don't appear to be picky eaters and I'll just move them around so nothing ends up completely leafless. The Texas A&M site said that host plants include weeds :)

    AnnMarie
    MzMunchken
    Crestview, FL (Zone 7b)

    June 17, 2001 6:50 PM

    Post #84117

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