Leuconycta lepidula – Marbled-green Leuconycta

Hodges #9066

Caterpillar foods:  dandelion in the lab (Wagner), Dock (Handfield), unknown in the wild (Wagner); Janice Stiefel says, about the larva she reared: “Larva eating Water Hemlock (Cicuta maculata). While I reared it, it went into the host plant watering container several times and appeared to drown each time. When I hauled it out, it revived. I’m thinking that possibly it would pupate in the water in the wild.” (Bugguide)

7/23/2011

 

7/23/2011  same individual

 

7/30/2011

 

5/10/2012

Leuconycta lepidula 5-10-12

 

5/11/2012

Leuconycta lepidula 5-11-12 1

 

6/26/2013   This one has one of the less common color combinations – brown coloring rather than green.

Leuconycta lepidula 6-26-13 1

 

8/16/2013

Leuconycta lepidula 8-16-13 1

 

6/9/2012

Leuconycta lepidula 6-9-12 1

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