Brown-Hooded Owlet - Cucullia convexipennis
I came across this Brown-Hooded Owlet caterpillar yesterday hanging out and dining on a Pokeweed plant, also known as poke, pokebush, pokeberry, pokeroot, polk salad, polk sallet, inkberry or ombú. First time I've seen one of these critters in all my years. From the little research I've done, the moth that this handsome caterpillar turns into doesn't even compare - very blah and unimpressive. The larvae are known to feed on aster, pokeweed and goldenrod with the moths being active from May to September.
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