"What a thousand acres of Silphiums looked like when they tickled the bellies of the buffalo is a question never again to be answered, and perhaps not even asked." -Aldo Leopold
Gray Furcula Moth
Furcula cinerea fam. Notodontidae (Hodges#7937)
Host plant(s): willow (Salix sp.)
Date(s) and location(s): 15 Sep, 2025 – Creve Coeur Lake Park, St. Louis County, MO
Notes: The specific name, cinerea, is from the Latin “cinereus” (ashy), referring to the gray color of the forewings of the adult.
Gray Furcula
Furcula cinerea fam. Notodontidae (Hodges#7937)
Host plant: Found on black willow (Salix nigra)
Date found: 09, Aug, 2025
Location found: BK Leach Conservation Area, Lincoln County, MO
Notes: Dark eyespots on first thoracic segment give this caterpillar the look of a potential snake.
A Thousand Acres of Silphiums 