Feltia tricosa – Tricose Dart

Family Noctuidae   Hodges # 10675

Caterpillar foods: Lay eggs in flower heads of composites, but may feed on many low plants, shrubs and trees (Wagner et al.)

Very similar to Feltia subgothica.  The best way to tell the difference is to examine the antennae under magnification. 

8/9/2021

 

8/9/2021  Close up of an antenna showing what I think are extra long setae.