Butterflies & Moths

New caterpillar

Checking for monarch caterpillars, we discovered an unfamiliar one munching on goldenrod:

Brown hooded owlet
Brown hooded owlet

I snapped the picture with my phone, then came home and searched my caterpillar guide and the internet to identify it. The moth is quite drab, but the caterpillar is bright and active. Other than that, I haven’t been able to unearth much information about it.

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