Family Noctuidae Hodges # 9471
Caterpillar foods: bore in stems and rhizomes of burdock, thistle, teasel, vervain and mullein (Handfield) ; wood betony (see below)
This is the earliest Borer to emerge. Most of the others don’t appear until at least the end of August. (Paul Dennehy)
8/15/2017
8/18/2017
8/19/2017
8/30/2017
8/19/2011
5/24/2020 found Wood Betony with stem/flower damage
5/24/2020 Caterpillar was inside the stem
5/24/2020 I offered a potato with a hole drilled in it. It disappeared inside.
8/24/2020 An adult emerged and was released
