Plusia contexta – Connected Looper

Family Noctuidae   Hodges # 8952

Caterpillar foods: grasses  (Bugguide)

5/29/2016

Plusia contexta 5-29-16 1

 

5/29/2016

Plusia contexta 5-29-16 2

 

5/29/2016

Plusia contexta 5-29-16 3

 

 

6/5/2018  I thought for a long time that this was Plusia putnami because the median spots are divided instead of connected.  But the median spot and the apical spots are shaped more like Plusia contexta, and now I’ve seen several examples of Plusia contexta with disconnected spots.  So I’m pretty sure it’s actually Plusia contexta.

 

6/5/2018

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