![]() ![]() The larval caterpillar feeds on the leaves of popular trees like birch, cottonwood and willows.©īeetle Identification Butterfly Identification Caterpillar Identification Spider ID Fungal Infections on Insects Nursery Web Spider Official State Insects Termite Basics Insect Molting Process Bugs of Tennessee House Small eyespots dot the sides of the body. It can be green with brown spots on the dorsal side (back), or yellow/tan with a larger brown spot draping it. The plump, hairless larva changes colors and pattern as it matures. The head of the caterpillar is large and flat in front, as if mimicking a flat edge of a torn leaf. ![]() The rear of the caterpillar extends into a long 'stem'. Black dots border the bottom edge of the forewings.Ĭaterpillars are shaped like a rolled leaf. ![]() The white wings have faint black lines that scallop across the lower area by dark patches near the wing tips. At the middle of the wings, a black and gold hairy patch forms a small zig-zag when the two wings meet. Black, yellow, and gold hairs cover the thorax region like a hood on a cape. Its legs, upper half, and abdomen are white and very hairy. They are most active in flight during the summer months, but may been seen as early as mid-spring. They prefer wet deciduous forests, but span the western part of the continent from Canada and into Mexico. The Zig-Zag Furcula Moth is strictly nocturnal, only becoming active at sundown. ![]()
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