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.
At blacklight after dark in remnant sand prairie.
At blacklight after dark in remnant sand prairie.