Harvey’s Prominent Moth
Litodonta hydromeli fam. Notodontidae
Host plant: Found on gum bumelia (Sideroxylon lanuginosum)
Date found: 24, Aug, 2024
Location Found: Washington State Park, Washington County, MO
Notes: Beating Sideroxylon lanuginosum trees within the glades of Washington SP proved fruitful in finding several of these fascinating caterpillars. Using Weller, 1987 these can be identified as a third instar and fifth instar larvae. Last year we found a forth instar of this species.
Third instar Litodonta hydromeli.
A Thousand Acres of Silphiums 