Found 6/19/2023 on black cherry
Molted: 6/20
Wandered: 6/27
Pupated: 8/21
An extremely long delay in pupation. The caterpillar looked ill/nearly dead for many weeks (see 6th photo).
Emerged: 9/30/2023
19 mm dia, 18 mm high, White spore print
Was picking weeds one day and stumbled upon this one oh so small hanging out in the grass :)
At blacklight after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration.
At blacklight after dark at juncture of dry and wet-mesic prairie restoration.
At sugar bait after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration near oak savanna/woodland.
At sugar bait after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration near oak savanna/woodland. upper middle
At blacklight after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration.
At building lights left on after dark.
At sugar bait after dark in mesic-wet prairie restoration amid patch of Helianthus giganteus. Crest, smaller size, and white speckling suggest maritima over beeriana/silphii/necopina... Habitat and phenology also support this species.
Resting on Veronicastrum virginicum stems in mesic-wet prairie restoration. This species abundant on vegetation early in night, very sparse at nearby light or bait.
Resting on Veronicastrum virginicum stems in mesic-wet prairie restoration. This species abundant on vegetation early in night, very sparse at nearby light or bait.
Among vegetation in mesic-wet prairie restoration. This species abundant on vegetation early in night, very sparse at nearby light or bait.